Blood and Immune 1111 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Blood in human
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Amount of blood circulating through heart
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Circulation time and volume in 1 beat
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Blood function
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Blood components
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Antigen
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Centrifuge order
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platelet function
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plasma component
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Plasma protein
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formed element components
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white blood cell components
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lymph flow
Some components of the blood pass through the capillary wall into tissue and become interstitial fluid, which re-circulates, returning to the blood via the ducts of the lymphatic system
Other solutes
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water function
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Ions function
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plasma protein function
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substances tranported in blood
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physical characteristics of blood
- Vicious
- Without added anticoagulant, it will clot (I.e separates into a red gel and a straw coloured liquid called serum).
- the clot consists of blood cells trapped in a network of protein fibres formed by protein fibrin
What is serum
It is the plasma (non-cellular blood portion) minus the clotting proteins
How much blood transports through capillary walls daily
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