Chp 17 Flashcards
Temp of blood
98.6F or 37C
pH of blood
7.35-7.45
what is the denser part of blood and lighter part
formed elements- denser (red)
plasma- lighter (yellow)
if you are a healthy individual what will you see between the plasma and the formed elements in a test tube of blood
white line that represents white blood cells. If it was bigger, you have an infection at the moment
blood is slightly basic or acidic
basic
blood cells can only be two formed elements
erythrocytes-red
leukocytes- white
plasma is made up of
anything but erythrocytes-red
leukocytes- white… like water, glucose, electrolytes, hormones, compounds….
why do females have slightly less blood volume
less muscle mass,
test tube of blood is made up of
plasma 55%
formed elements 45%
if you have an excess of leukocytes then you have less
plasma
hemaocritt
packed cell volume
aka the percentage of that formed element to the rest of the test tube
plasma is a majority of and
92% water
the rest are your proteins that help with osmotic pressure albumin
there for clotting are fibrinogen and globulins
clotting is
the cells coming together
formed elements are made of what
erythrocytes 99%
leukocytes, thrombocytes 1%
thrombocytes means
platelets
platelets are
small fragments of erythrocytes
erythrocytes look like
werthers original or a biconcave shape
a mature erythrocyte
ejects its nucleus or anuclear
what is a major difference between a leukocyte and erythrocyte under a microscope
no dark stained spots inside a erythrocyte because no nucleus
Hematopoiesis means
formation of blood
in hematopoiesis what is the first step
stem cell is a baby cell that has not been given a function
where do stem cells come from,
our bone marrow
what reason would we trigger more erythropoiesis
hypoxia or low oxygen
erythropoiesis is
formation of new erythrocytes