Module 15: Blood, Lymphatic, & Immunity Flashcards
pH of blood
7.35-7.45
Color of blood
Variable shades of red (depends on O2 content)
Volume of blood
4-6 Liters (depends on gender and body mass)
True/False: platelets aren’t cells
True - they are fragments of cells
Collective purpose of plasma proteins
Contribute to the osmotic balance of blood
Where are the majority of plasma proteins produced
Liver
Viscosity of blood
Thicker than water due to the amount of dilutes and suspended formed elements
Temperature of Blood
38 degrees Celsius (100.4 F) (body temp. Is 37 degrees Celsius)
The development of the formed elements of the blood
Hematopoiesis
All blood cells begin as _______.
Pluripotent stem cells in the red bone marrow
A chemical signal from one cell that initiates the stimulus from another
Cytokinesis
Proerythroblast ➡️ __________ ➡️ __________
Proerythroblast ➡️ Reticulocyte ➡️ Res Blood Cell (erythrocyte)
Megakaryoblast ➡️ __________ ➡️ __________
Megakaryoblast ➡️ Megakaryocyte ➡️ Platelet
Eosinophilic Myeloblast ➡️ __________
Eosinophilic Myeloblast ➡️ Eosinophil
Basophilic Myeloblast ➡️ __________
Basophilic Myeloblast ➡️ Basophil
Myeoblast ➡️ __________
Myeloblast ➡️ Neutrophil
Monoblast ➡️ __________ ➡️ _________
Monoblast ➡️ Monocyte ➡️ Macrophage
T Lymphoblast ➡️ __________
T Lymphoblast ➡️ T Lymphocyte (T cell)
B Lymphoblast ➡️ __________ ➡️ __________
B Lymphoblast ➡️ B Lymphocyte ➡️ Plasma Cell
NK Lymphoblast ➡️ __________
NK Lymphoblast ➡️ natural Killer (NK) cell
Name the 3 granular leukocytes
the phils
Eosinophil, Basophil, & Neutrophil
Name the 4 a granular leukocyte
the cytes
Monocytes, T Lymphocytes, B Lymphocytes, & NK cells
What cytokine increases number of early RBC’s in the bone marrow
Erythropoietin (EPO)
What cytokine increases the formation of platelets
Thrombopoietin (TPO)