Chapter 12 and 14 : Blood Function, Facts, and Compostion

Question 1

Blood Transports what to the body’s cells

Answer 1

Oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other substances

Question 2

Blood Carries away

Answer 2

wastes

Question 3

Blood Maintains stability of

Answer 3

Interstitial fluids

Question 4

Blood Distributes ? and Promotes ?

Answer 4

heat and homeostasis

Question 5

Blood Protects against

Answer 5

inflection

Question 6

Blood Regulates ? relationship in body cells

Answer 6

Acid/base

Question 7

Blood, heart, and blood vessels form

Answer 7

The cardiovascular system

Question 8

Blood is what type of tissue

Answer 8

Connective tissue

Question 9

Blood is made by

Answer 9

Red bone marrow

Question 10

How is blood different from water

Answer 10

heavier and 3-4 times more viscous (sticky) than water

Question 11

Men have how much blood

Answer 11

5-6 liters (1.5 gallons)

Question 12

Women have how much blood

Answer 12

4-5 liters (.875 gallons)

Question 13

pH of blood

Answer 13

Between 7.35-7.45

Question 14

Amount of each substance in the blood

Answer 14

Formed Elements 45%
White Blood Cells 1%
Platelets less 1%
Plasma 55%

Question 15

Red blood cells also called

Answer 15

Hemoatocrit (all)

Erythrocytes (individual)

Question 16

White blood cells also called

Answer 16

Leukocytes

Question 17

Leukocytes function to

Answer 17

Fight infection

Question 18

Platelets also called

Answer 18

Thrombocytes

Question 19

Thrombocytes function to

Answer 19

Aid in the clotting process

Question 20

Plasma is

Answer 20

Clear, Straw - colored liquid

Question 21

Plasma consists of

Answer 21

Water 
Amino Acids
Plasma proteins 
Carbohydrates 
Lipids 
Vitamins 
Hormones 
Electrolytes 
Cellular Wastes 
Various ions

Question 22

Serum

Answer 22

Plasma minus all clotting factors (man-made in lab)