blood & hemopoiesis

Question 1

it is a distributing vehicle, transporting oxygen and
carbon dioxide, metabolites, hormones, and
other substances

Answer 1

blood

Question 2

what kind of tissue is blood

Answer 2

specialized CT

Question 3

what is the:
pH:
consistency:
specific gravity:
volume:
color:

Answer 3

ph: 7.35-7.45
consistency: thick & viscous
specific gravity: 1.055
volume: 5 to 6
color: dark red (vein) bright red (artery)

Question 4

what are the composition of blood?

Answer 4

55% plasma
44% erythrocytes
<1% buffy coat

Question 5

what are the functions of blood?

Answer 5

-Carries oxygen from lungs to tissues and
carbon dioxide from tissues to lungs
-Carries waste products for elimination
-Conveys raw materials
-Transfers hormones
-regulates water content, temperature and
alkalinity
-Protects against infection
-Contains coagulation factors

Question 6

what are the major plasma proteins?

Answer 6

ALBUMIN
GLOBULIN
IMMUNOGLOBULINS,
FIBRINOGEN
COMPLEMENT PROTEINS

Question 7

what do you call a plasma that leaves the circulatory system or in vitro

Answer 7

serum

Question 8

-it is composed of nutrients, respiratory gases, nitrogenous waste products,
hormones and electrolytes

Answer 8

plasma

Question 9

it is a solvent where the formed elements are suspended and proteins and solutes are dissolved

Answer 9

water

Question 10

exert osmotic force to retain the fluid w/in the microvasculature

Answer 10

albumin

Question 11

transports lipid, iron ions, metal ions in bloodstream?

Answer 11

alpha & beta globulins

Question 12

antibodies w/ various immune functions

Answer 12

gamma globulins

Question 13

• precursor of fibrin

- participates in blood coagulation

Answer 13

fibrinogen

Question 14

all proteins serve to buffer againts pH changes

Answer 14

plasma proteins

Question 15

consists of enzymes, proenzymes, hormones & complement system

Answer 15

regulatory proteins

Question 16

• help establish and maintain membrane potentials
• regulate osmosis
• maintain pH balance

Answer 16

electrolytes

Question 17

• energy source

- precursor for synthesizing other molecules

Answer 17

nutrients

Question 18

oxygen is needed for aerobic cellular respiration: carbon dioxide is a waste product produced by cell

Answer 18

respiratory gases

Question 19

what is the other name of blood cells?

Answer 19

hemocytes

Question 20

azurophilic are produce by what?

Answer 20

metachromasia

Question 21

what are the stains used in blood cells?

Answer 21

wright ad giemsa stains

Question 22

Azure dye for cytoplasmic granules contain?

Answer 22

charged proteins & proteoglycans

Question 23

anucleated, biconcave, disc-like cell?

Answer 23

erythrocytes (RBC)

Question 24

what is the average life span of rbs?

Answer 24

80-120 days

Question 25

normal range of rbc?

Answer 25

women: 3.9-5.5 men: 4.1 to 6.0

Question 26

it provides a large surface to volume ratio?

Answer 26

biconcave disc

Question 27

the erythrocytes relies on?

Answer 27

anaerobic glycolysis

Question 28

the cell membrane of rbc are made up of what?

Answer 28

40% Lipid, 10% carbohydrates and 50 % proteins

Question 29

what are the integral protein?

Answer 29

- Band 3 protein - Glycophorin A (sialic Acid) - Glycoproteins (ABO antigens) - glycolipids

Question 30

what are the peripheral protein?

Answer 30

-Spectrin binded to actin filaments -Ankyrin anchors spectrin to glycophorins and band 3 proteins