Blood Flashcards
% of weight blood takes up
8%
Male & female blood amount
Males: 5-6 L
Females: 4-5 L
Temperature of blood
100.4 F
pH of blood
7.35 - 7.45 pH
Male and Female Hematocrit %
Males: 45-52%
Females: 37-48%
MALE RBC
4.6 - 6.2 million/uL
FEMALE RBC
4.2 - 5.4 million/uL
Platelets count
130,000 - 360,000/uL
WBC count
5,000 - 10,000/uL
What percentage of plasma makes up blood
55% of whole blood
What percentage of Erythrocytes make up blood?
45%
What is the buffy coat made of?
Leukocytes and platelets
What makes up the formed elements
Buffy coat and erythrocytes
Blood plasma is made up of what? (3)
- Water (91.5%)
- Proteins (7%)
- Other solutes (1.5%)
Proteins in plasma are made up of what?
Albumins (54%)
Globulins (38%)
Fibrinogen (7%)
All others (1%)
Other solutes in the blood plasma is made up of what?
- Electrolytes
- Nutrients
- Gases
- Regulatory Substances
- Waste products
What are two electrolytes included in the other solutes
- Sodium
- Potassium
What are two nutrients included in the other solutes
- Glucose
- Amino Acids
What are two gases included in the other solutes
- O2
- CO2
What regulatory substances are included in the other solutes
Hormones
- TSH
- TH
What are three waste products included in the other solutes
- Urea
- Uric Acid
- Creatinine
What is the pneumonic for white blood cells?
Never Let My Engines Blow
70 - 30 - 6 - 3 - 0
What is a neutrophil?
Small phagocyte
What are lymphocytes?
- T-cells
- B-cells
- NK cell
What are monocytes?
Macrophages
What are Euosinophiles
Phagocytes
What do basophils produce?
- Histamine
- Heparine
Most plasma proteins are made in the _____
Liver