Study of the blood
what are those 3 cellular elements
-Erythrocytes (RBC) -Leukocytes (WBC) -And Thrombocytes (platelets)
what does the blood carry?
-nutrients -oxygen from the lungs to the cells -waste products from the cells to the various organs of excretion -and hormones from the secreting cells to other parts of the body.
what are the 6 substances in Plasma?
1. Water 2. Plasma Proteins 3. Nutrients 4. Electrolytes 5. harmones 6. Metabolic Waste Products
normal hemoglobin count for WOMEN
12 TO 16 g per 100 ml
how long do red blood cells live?
120 days
normal hemoglobin count for MEN
14 TO 18 g
how man cellular elements does the blood carry
3
clotting time for humans
5-10 minutes
how many substances does plasma have?
6
the average adult has how many pints of blood?
8-10 pints
carries blood AWAY from the heart
Arteries
what is the transporting fluid of the body?
Blood
An odorless gas that is found in the exhaust of gasoline engines and is a serious and sometimes fatal condition
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
the manufacture of red blood cells, occurs in the red bone marrow of essentially all bones
Erythropoiesis
a harmone produced largely in the kidneys
Erythropoietin
what is influenced by the rate of Erythropoieses
Erythropoietin
the formation of blood cells
Hematopoises
Occurs when living tissue is damaged in any way
Inflammation
what product are formed and subsequently carried by the plasma to the excretory organs.
Metabolic Waste
oxygen chemically combined with the hemoglobin
Oxyhemoglobin
What is a straw-colored, complex liquid, comprising about 55% of the blood volume?
Plasma
carries blood TOWARDS the heart
Veins
a protein formed in the liver and in the Lymphatic system
globulin
what are the 3 substances that are found in very small amounts in the blood plasma?
harmones vitamins enzymes
what are erythrocytes coming from the stem cells in the red bone marrow called?
hemocytoblasts
a red pigment protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates.
hemoglobin
Prothrombin
is depended upon vitamin k
what is also known as red bone marrow?
myeloid tissue
the 3 type of White Blood Cells
neutrophils basophils Eosinophils
gives blood its bright red color
oxyhemoglobin
blood is made up of what?
plasma
what name is given to plasma after a blood clot is formed?
serum (fibrinogen+Prothrombin)
what are the most abundant electrolytes?
sodium chloride potassium chloride
anticoagulants
substances preventing coagulation
what is plasma?
the liquid portion of blood without its cellular elements
clotting time
the time it takes for blood
what are the functions of the blood?
transport regulatory protection
fin
fibrinogen and prothrombin are in the liver
the most abundant of all the plasma proteins
albumin
what is serum?
an amber-colored, protein-rich liquid that separates out when blood coagulates.
hemostasis
bleeding time
responsible for the dark, reddish-blue color characteristic of venous blood
carbaminohemoglobin
a protein found in the plasma, necessary for blood clotting
fibrinogen
what are the 3 proteins that our the most abundant found in plasma?
fibrinogen serum albumin serum globulin
