XI Chap 18 Body Fluids & Circulation Flashcards
Simple organisms like sponges and coelenterates circulate water from their surroundings through their __________
body cavities
Complex organisms use __________ to transport water and other substances
special fluids
__________ is the most commonly used body fluid by higher organisms including humans
Blood
What is the other body fluid (other than blood) that helps in transport of substances?
lymph
Blood is a special connective tissues consisting of a fluid matrix, plasma and formed elements. T or F?
True
Plasma is _____ coloured, viscous fluid constituting nearly _____ percent of the blood. The rest percent consists of _________
straw, 55%, formed elements
90-92% of plasma is ______
6-8% of it is ___________
water, proteins
Proteins constitute ______ % of blood
6-8
Composition of blood?
90-92% plasma
6-8% proteins
1% other solutes: mineral ions, nutrients, N2 waste, hormones
What are the major proteins in plasma and their functions?
Fibrinogen - clotting/coagulation
Globulins - defense mechanism
Albumins - osmotic balance
Prothrombin - clotting/coagulation
Plasma contains substantial amounts of certain minerals like Na+, Ca++, Mg++, HCO3- and Cl-
T or F?
False, small amounts (not substantial)
Lipids, glucose and amino acids are also present in the plasma as they’re always in transit in the body. T or F?
True
Factors for coagulation/clotting of blood are also present in plasma in a _________ form.
Active or inactive?
Inactive
Plasma without the clotting factors is called _________
serum
All plasma proteins are made by ____________ except _____________
liver, globulins
Globulins, a plasma protein, is made by the liver. T or F?
False, only plasma protein made by plasma cells / activated B cells
What are formed elements?
What percentage of the blood do they constitute?
Erythrocytes, leucocytes and platelets
45%
Erythrocytes aka ______ are the most abundant of all cells in the blood. T or F?
RBCs,
True
A healthy adult man has on average:
________ RBCs per mm3 of blood
________ leucocytes per mm3 of blood
__________ platelets per mm3 of blood
5-5.5 million,
6000-8000,
1,50,000-3,50,000
_____ gms of haemoglobin in every 100 ml of blood
12-16 gms
RBCs are formed in the white bone marrow in adults. T or F?
False, red bone marrow
In most mammals, RBCs are
multinucleated/devoid of a nucleus?
biconcave/biconvex in shape?
devoid of nucleus, biconcave
Haemoglobin is a _____-coloured, _____ containing complex protein in RBCs
red, iron
RBCs have an average life span of ______ days after which they are destroyed in the ________
120, spleen