Chapter 10 Flashcards
What color is plasma?
Gold/yellow
What is plasma made of?
Water
Proteins
Electrolytes
Antibody proteins
Globulins
What are the proteins of the blood in plasma?
Albumin
Globulins
Fibrinogen
Liquid part of blood
Plasma: water, proteins, electrolytes
RBC (red blood cells)
Erythrocytes
Blood cells
Erythrocytes (RBC)
Leukocytes (WBC)
Which cells are biconcave?
Erythrocytes (RBC)
Do erythrocytes have a nucleus?
No. Bc of this they have no permanent life (120day lifespan)
ERYTHROCYTES
Biconcave
No nucleus (no perm life)
Contains hemoglobin
HEMOGLOBIN
Globin
Heme
Anemia
Sickle-cell anemia
Which element of hemoglobin is a protein?
Globin
Which part of the hemoglobin is the pigment containing iron?
Heme
Iron + oxygen =
Rust
Low hemoglobin concentration
Unable to carry oxygen to cells
Anemia
Genetic mutation causes defective hemoglobin
Sickle-cell anemia
WBC
Leukocytes
Which blood cells fight off infection?
Leukocytes
WBC are categorized by appearance:
Granular vs agranular
Size and shape of nucleus
Platelets
Thrombocytes
“Cell fragments”
Thrombocytes
Which cells are responsible for blood clotting?
Thrombocytes
Restricts blood flow
Serotonin
Thrombocytes
Blood clotting
What determines blood type?
Antigens on surface of red blood cells,
Antibodies in plasma
Markers on RBC
Antigens
Antigens
DETERMINE BLOOD TYPE
Markers
Antigens
How many blood types are there?
4
What are the 4 blood types?
A
B
AB
O
What happens when you mix two different types of blood?
Agglutination
Agglutination
Blood clumps
Occur when 2 diff blood types are mixed
Universal recipient
AB
AB
Universal RECIPIENT
Universal donor
O
O
Universal DONOR
Rh +
Rh antigen present
Rh -
Rh antigen absent
Negative and positive blood
Rh factor
What is the pathway of the heart?
Vena cava Right atrium Tricuspid valve Right ventricle Pulmonary semilunar valve Pulmonary artery Pulmonary vein Left atrium Bicuspid valve Left ventricle Aortic semilunar valve Out aorta