Test 3 Ch 15 Blood Flashcards
Blood
Heme
Blood
3 jobs blood
Transport
Regulate
Protect
What does blood transport
Oxygen Nutrients Wbcs Hormines Plasma Vitamins
What does blood regulate
Temerature
Acid base balance
Volume- if to much volume htn
If not eniugh vokume hypotension
How does blood protect?
Infection
Bleeding
balanced
Elimination- cellular -gets rid of waste in cells
What is blood made up of?
Connective tissue contains blood cells in intercellukar matrix
Blood has viscosity what is this?
The thickness . Ex water and molasses. Molasss moves more slowly zits more viscous
Blood is 2-3 times more thicker than water
Book says blood is 3-5 times more viscous than water
True
How many litres of blood do we have
4-6 litres but depends on age bidy size and gender
What is the buffy coat
Wbc
What is hematocrit
Percentage of blood cells in a sample of blood
What percentage is your plasma elements?
55
What percentage is your formed elements?
45%
Hemopoieses
Process of blood cell formation
3 types blood cells
Rbc
Wbc
Platelets
.hematocrit too high
Too many rbc make sheart beat too fast stroke risk
Leukocytosis
Low wbc more prone to infectio
Lots of wbc
Suspect leukemia and infection
Thrombocytopeneia
Inadequate platelets
Healthy bone marrow making new rbc
4.5-6 million cells per microliter of blood per second
Where do stem cells come from
Bone marrow
What is a reticulocyte
Immature rbc . Can develop into rbc in 48 hours.
High reticulocyte count indicates what
Blood loss iron deficiency
C shaped cells block blood flow through tiny vessels
Sickle cell
Uneqal sized rbcs, anemia
Anisocytosis
Iregukarly suzedd rbcs
Poikilocytosis
What is pale color
Hypochromic
What is hyperchromic
Deeper red
What hapoens if i give someone with low hct fluids
It will bring the hct down more because u have diluted it
Fluid volume has an effect on hct
True
What is oxygenated hemoglobin called
Oxyhemoglobin
What is hgb
Protein molecule w 2 parts vital for rbc function delivers co2 to lungs n o2 to cells.
2 parts of hgb are globin(protein) and heme (iron)
What does globin transport
Co2