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Why is blood considered connective tissue?

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Consists of cells suspended in extracellular background material (matrix)`

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How much weight does blood volume approximately account for?

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8%

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What are the 3 Major functions of blood

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  1. Transportation
  2. Regulation
  3. Protection
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What are the 4 things that blood transports?

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  1. Nutrients
  2. Waste
  3. Gases
  4. Hormones
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What are the 3 things that blood helps to help regulate?

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  1. pH
  2. Fluid Balance
  3. Heat
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What are the 2 things blood helps to protect against?

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  1. Disease

2. Fluid loss

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What is the normal range of blood pH?

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7.35 - 7.45 (basic)

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Blood maintains fluid balances by means of maintaining…

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osmotic pressure (concentration of dissolved and suspended particles in solution)

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What are the 2 main components of blood?

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  1. Plasma

2. Formed elements

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Which percentage of total blood volume is plasma?

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55%

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What are the 4 other components of plasma called?

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Plasma proteins

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Names of functions of the 4 blood plasma proteins:

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  1. Albumin (made in liver, needed for osmotic pressure)
  2. Clotting factors (made in liver, blood coagulation)
  3. Antibodies (Made my WBCs, combat infection)
  4. Complement (enzyme group, helps antibodies fight pathogens)
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Percentage breakdown of plasma

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91% water
8% plasma proteins
1% nutrients, electrolytes

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What is the principal carbohydrate found in plasma?

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glucose

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Sources of glucose:

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Digested from food, produced by liver as glycogen

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How is it possible for lipids to be transported in the plasma?

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Binding of lipids to proteins to form lipoproteins

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What are the 7 electrolytes found in plasma?

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  1. Calcium
  2. Carbonate
  3. Chloride
  4. Magnesium
  5. Phosphate
  6. Potassium
  7. Sodium
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What are the 3 categories of the Formed elements

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  1. Erythrocytes
  2. Leukocytes
  3. Thrombocytes (platelets)
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Number of Erythrocytes per mcL of blood

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Number of Leukocytes per mcL of blood

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Number of Thrombocytes per mcL of blood

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150,000- 450,000

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What are stem cells also called?

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Hematopoietic cells

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2 lesser functions of hemoglobin

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  1. Binds to hydrogen to act as a buffer in ph balance

2. Binds to CO2 to carry from tissue to lungs

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Average time erythrocytes spend in circulation before splenic and hepatic destruction

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What is erythropoietin?
Hormone generated by kidneys to stimulate red blood cell production in function of low oxygen levels
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3 types of granular leukocytes
1. Neutrophils 2. Eosinophils 3. Basophils
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Percentage of Neutrophils of all leukocytes
60%
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Another name for neutrophils and why
Polymorphs because of varying nucleus shapes
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Allergic reaction causes the increase of which granulocytes?
Eosinophils, basophils
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Infection causes the increase of which granulocytes?
Neutrophils
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What are the 2 agranulocytes?
1. Lymphocytes | 2. Monocytes
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What is the second most abundant leukocyte?
Lymphocytes
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Where do lymphocytes originate and mature?
Originate in bone marrow, mature in lymphoid tissue
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Where is lymphoid tissue found?
Spleen, thymus gland, bone marrow, lymph nodes
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The 2 leukocytes that engage in phagocytosis
1. Neutrophils | 2. Monocytes
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Place of origin of thrombocytes
Bone marrow cells: Megakaryocytes
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Life span of platelets (thrombocytes)
10 days
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What is Hemostasis?
Process that prevents blood loss when a blood vessel ruptures
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3 step process of hemostasis
1. Muscle contraction (reduces blood flow) 2. Platelet plug 3. Coagulation
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Clotting involves what number of clotting factors?
12
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Clotting factors are produced by which organ?
Liver
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Which vitamin is essential for the liver to produce clotting factors
Vitamin K
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The final process of clot formation involves conversion of what to what?
Plasma protein Fibrinogen to threads of fibrin
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Arrange and describe the process involving thrombin, calcium, prothrombinase, fibrin, and fibrinogen
Prothrombinase needs calcium to convert prothrombin into thrombin. Thrombin converts fibrinogen into fibrin strands

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