Blood

Question 1

How much blood is in the body?

Answer 1

4- 5 liters

Question 2

How much of the blood is Plasma

Answer 2

About 55%

Question 3

White blood cells is what percentage of the body?

Answer 3

Less than 1%

Question 4

How much of the body is red blood cells?

Answer 4

45%

Question 5

White Blood cells is also called

Answer 5

Leukocytes

Question 6

Red Blood cells is also called

Answer 6

Erythrocytes

Question 7

What is Plasma

Answer 7

-The liquid portion of our blood without plasma -our blood would be all formed elements
-Contains no cells but several proteins
-91% water
-remainder proteins and electrolytes

Question 8

Proteins and electrolytes found in plasma

Answer 8

• Albumin
• Clotting Factors
• Antibodies
• Glucose
• Lipids
• Hormones
• Wastes
• Drugs
• Electrolytes
• Vitamins

Question 9

Hemoglobin

Answer 9

helps with PH balance
- RBCs are filled with Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin is an iron-containing pigment that carries 02 and c02
- Carries Hydrogen ions

Question 10

When is blood DARK

Answer 10

When Co2 content is higher

Question 11

When is blood lighter

Answer 11

When o2 is present

Question 12

PH must remain

Answer 12

7.35 - 7.45

Question 13

Hydrogen are what?

Answer 13

Acidic, lowering PH balance

Question 14

Leukocytes does what?

Answer 14

Responsible for immunity

Question 15

2 types of Leukocytes

Answer 15

Granulocytes (neutrophils, Basophils, Eosinophils) & Agranulocytes (lymphocytes, Monocytes)

Question 16

What are Platelets

Answer 16

• Cell fragments
• 150 - 350, 0000 Per Cubic MM
• (blood clotting)
• 1/3 remains in the spleen as back - up significant bleeding

Question 17

What is Hematopoiesis?

Answer 17

Formation of blood cells

Question 18

1st cell to make blood is called

Answer 18

“Multi-Potential Stem cell”

Question 19

Lymphoid stem cells & Myeloid Stem Produce what?

Answer 19

Lymphoid: Produce Lymphocytes
Myeloid: Produce everything else

Question 20

What is mineral needed for clotting

Answer 20

Calcium

Question 21

3 Steps of clotting

Answer 21

Prothrombinase > Prothrobin > Thrombin

Question 22

What does Thrombin convert to

Answer 22

Fibrinogen which convert into Fibrin

Question 23

Fibrin does what to form the clot

Answer 23

Trap RBCs and Platelets to form the clot

Question 24

Platelets does what?

Answer 24

Plug holes

Question 25

RBC Live

Answer 25

120 Days

Question 26

WBC Live

Answer 26

9 days

Question 27

Functions of the blood

Answer 27

Carries oxygen/nutrients to tissues. Carries Hormones to organs Hemostasis Immunology

Question 28

In plasma

Answer 28

Albumin, clotting factors, antibodies, hormones, waste, drugs, glucose, lipids, vitamins, electrolytes

Question 29

Glucose

Answer 29

Source of energy

Question 30

Lipids

Answer 30

Reserve energy when glucose not available

Question 31

Rbc are filled with

Answer 31

Hemoglobin containing pigment that carries 02 & Co2

Question 32

What shape is Erythrocytes

Answer 32

Biconcave. change shape as it travels through cardiovascular

Question 33

Hemoglobin is iron containing that carries what?

Answer 33

Co2 & O2. And also carries hydrogen ions

Question 34

Hydrogen ions change the shape of..

Answer 34

Hemoglobin, making them less able to carry O2

Question 35

What happens if our blood can't carry o2?

Answer 35

Hypoxia. lose energy. Cause organ damage.

Question 36

Ph not fixed

Answer 36

Cause hypoxic

Question 37

Neutrophils

Answer 37

Defense against bacterial infection

Question 38

Basophils

Answer 38

Phagocytosis during hypersensitive responses

Question 39

Eosinophils

Answer 39

Increase in allergies and parasitic infections

Question 40

Lymphocytes

Answer 40

Acquired immunity

Question 41

Monocytes

Answer 41

Largest WBC help w/ infections

Question 42

Myeloid stem cells produce

Answer 42

Everything else

Question 43

Lymphoid produce

Answer 43

lymphocytes

Question 44

Prothrombinase converts

Answer 44

Prothrombin> thrombin> calcium > thrombin change to Fibrinogen> Fibrin. Fibrin traps RBC to form the clot