The Cardiovascular System: Blood Flashcards
Functions of blood
Transportation
Regulation
Protection
Defense
blood Transports
water,
gases,
nutrients,
hormones,
enzymes,
electrolytes,
wastes,
heat
blood Regulates
pH, temperature, water balance
Blood Protects
blood clotting
Blood defense:
phagocytic cells,
interferons,
complement
A connective tissue with components readilyseen when blood is centrifuged
Composition
soluble materials (mostly water); lighter so at top of tube
Plasma(~55%)
cells (heavier so at bottom of tube)
Formed elements (~45%)
Percent of blood occupied by RBCs
hematocrit (Hct)
Normal hematocrit value
42-47%
hematocrit value of Females
38 to 46%
hematocrit value of males
40 to 54%
site of white blood cells (WBCs), platelets
Buffy coat
Plasma: Liquid Portion of Blood
Water: 91.5%
Plasma proteins: 7%
Other: 1.5%
Plasma proteins 7% (Liquid Portion of Blood)
Albumin (54%): function in osmosis; carriers
Globulins (38%): serve as antibodies
Fibrinogen (7%): important in clotting
Others 1.5% (Liquid Portion of Blood)
Electrolytes, nutrients, gases, hormones,vitamins, waste products
Formed Elements
Red Blood Cells (RBCs)
White blood cells (WBCs)
Platelets
Granular leukocytes
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Agranular leukocytes
Lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells
Monocytes
Blood samples for laboratory testing may be obtained in several ways:
Venipuncture
Finger or heel stick
withdrawal of blood from a vein using aneedle and collecting tube.
Venipuncture
in an arterial stick, blood is with drawn from an artery; this test is used to determine the level of oxygen in oxygenated blood.
Finger or heel stick
common site for venipuncture.
median cubital vein anterior to the elbow
Myeloid stem cells à all other WBCs, all RBCs,and platelets
in red bone marrow
Lymphoid stem cells à lymphocytes
in lymphatic tissues
Called hemopoiesis or hematopoiesis
Occurs throughout life
Formation of Blood Cells
Carries 98.5% of O2 and 23% of CO2
Hemoglobin (red pigment)
RBC count
about 5 million/μl
RBC count Male
5.4 million cells/μl