Week 12- blood/cardiovascular Flashcards
Three Parts to the Cardiovascular System
- Blood Vessels
- Blood
- Heart
What type of tissue is blood?
Connective Tissue
Function of Blood
- Transportation: nutrients, Oxygen, wastes
- Defense: help to fight infection
- Homeostasis: regulate body temp, water, and pH
Parts of the blood
- Hematocrit
- buffy coat
- plasma
Hematocrit
the amount of red blood cells (RBC) in your blood
Buffy Coat
- white blood cells
- platelets
Plasma
water, protein, nutrients & hormones
Hemoglobin
most important protein in blood made by RBC
Function of Hemoglobin
- carries oxygen
-contains heme & globulin protein - 4 spots to bind oxygen
Heme
iron pigment in the blood
Oxygenated Blood
when heme is attached to oxygen it is bright red
Deoxygenated blood
- passes through tissues
- dark red in colour due to lack of oxygen
Viscous
- thickness
- blood is 5x more viscous than water
Purpose of thick blood
creates friction, resulting in warm
How many litres of blood in men/women?
Men- 5-6L
Woman- 4-5L
Osmosis
diffusion of water from high to low concentration across the membrane
3 groups of plasma proteins
- Albumin
- Globulin
- Fribrogen
Albumin
-helps maintain osmotic pressure in blood vessel
- helps bring water back into the blood from the tissue
Globulin
-make up part of hemoglobin
Two types of globulin
- alpha
- beta
Fibrinogen
helps with clotting
Where are red blood cells made?
red marrow of the bone