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1
Q

Average adult blood volume

A

5 liters

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2
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What leaves the heart and is bright red (except for blood going to lungs)

A

Arterial blood

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3
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What blood is entering the heart and is dark red (except for the deoxygenated blood coming from lungs

A

Venous blood

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4
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45% of blood is made up of

A

Red blood cells

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5
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55% and the largest part is made of

A

Water,ions, and organic molecules, vitamins, gases (o2 and co2)

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6
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The fluid part of blood is 3 things

A

Water,
Dissolved solutes
Proteins

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7
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What is the main protein found in the plasma, what are others

A

Albumin.
Globulins
Fibrinogen

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8
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What forms clots in wounds

A

Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin.

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9
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After clots are made what is occurring during healing

A

Fibrinolysis

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10
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Official word ofor red blood cells

A

Erythrocytes

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11
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What cells carries oxygen and contains about 280 million hemoglobin (proteins)

A

Red blood cells

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12
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When you have abnormally low RBC count or low hemoglobin content within RBC (think of when you get pricked at blood drive)

A

Anemia

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13
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Each ———- molecule can carry ——- O2 molecules

A

Hemoglobin
4

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14
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Relative volume of plasma

A

5%

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15
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What is contained in the blood

A

Water
gas
nutrients
small amt proteins

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16
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What is the key blood protein

17
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What is the relative volume % of red blood cells

18
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What is the MAIN key role of red blood cells

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Carry a TON of O2 via hemoglobin