Blood And Lymphatic System Flashcards
(40 cards)
Blood is required by the body to maintain ______
Homeostasis
Blood is a liquid _____ tissue
Connective
What are the functions of the cells
Transportation- gases wastes nutrients
Clotting- seal injuries
Infection fighting
Average person has about ___ litres of blood
5-6
What are the two types of blood and their percentages?
Plasma -55%
Solids-45%
Plasma is the ____ portion of blood containing ____ and ____ and _____ wastes
Liquid, water,organic , inorganic-(proteins gases, salts,nutrients, wastes)
Solid parts- formed elements consist of —- and —- and —–
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
What is another name for the red blood cells
Erythrocytes
What does a red blood cell do
Transports oxygen and some carbon dioxide - make up 95% of solids
White blood cells are called
Leukocytes
What do white blood cells do?
Fights infections
Where are white blood cells found
Formed in red bone marrow and lymphnoid tissue
Most of the bodies blood is within the cells ,but a small amount is found within the —– and —– and _________
Tissue fluid
Lymph
Blood vessels
Solid parts of blood containing eurythrocytes , thrombocytes and leukocytes
Formed elements
Hbo2 that has formed a loose bond with oxygen
Oxyhemoglobin
Hhb that has given up it’s oxygen and picked up an h
Reduced hemoglobin
The non protein ion containing pigment bb
Heme
The process of sealing up injurys
Clotting
Platlet are called
Thrombocytes
Thrombocytes function in
Blood clotting
Fibrinogen
Inactive form of fibrin, plasma protein for clotting
Thrombin
Enzyme that activates fibrogen
Fibrin
Protein fragments that join an end to form frame of blood clotting
Serum
Plasma that has fibrin removed