Red Blood Cells Chapter 5 Flashcards
Formed elements of blood include:
Red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
Formed elements are produced by the _____ bone marrow, which contains stem cells
red
The liquid medium for carrying various substances in the blood
plasma
______ of the plasma is water, while _____ of the plasma consists of salts, ions and organic molecules (glucose, amino acids, gasses, hormones, wastes, plasma proteins).
91%
9%
Salts help maintain the ______ pressure of blood
osmotic
Salt also acts as _____ to help maintain pH
buffers
Plasma proteins acts as a buffer to help keep blood pH around _____
7.4
Plasma proteins are too large to pass through capillary walls, thus they remain in the blood, establishing an ______ pressure
osmotic
Red blood cells
durable and flexible
carries hemoglobin protein
small (6-8 micrometers)
biconcave disks
very abundant
4-6 million red blood cells per microliter
Erythrocytes
How many 02 molecules can one hemoglobin carry?
4
Takes this shape when 02 binds to heme in the lungs
oxyhemoglobin
When 02 is given up it resorts to this former shape
deoxyhemoglobin
____ forms weak covalent bond with heme
____ forms strong covalent bond with heme
Oxygen
CO2
Put these in order
A) Kidney increases production of erythropoietin
B) Low 02 blood level
C) 02 blood level returns to normal
D) Stem Cells increase red blood cell production
B)
A)
D)
C)
Erythrocytes last for about ____ days, and as they mature, they make _____ and lose their nucleus and organelles
120
hemoglobin