Exam 1 Questions Flashcards
What are the two components that make up blood?
Plasma and Formed elements
What three things make up formed elements?
Erythrocytes, Luekocytes and Platelets
WHat two things make up Plasma?
H2O and solutes
WHat percent of plasma is water
90
What percent of plasma is protein
8
What does Albumin do in plasma?
main contributor to osmolarity
What two things make up Globulins?
Alpha/Beta and gamma
What does alpha/ beta cells do in plamsa?
They are the carrier proteins
WHat does Fibrinogen do in Plasma?
Forms fibers during blood clotting?
What is the buffy coat between plasma and blood made up of?
Leukocytes and platelets
What percent of blood is erythrocytes?
45%
WhaT are erythrocytes filled with?
Hemoglobin
WHat does Hemoglobin consisit of?
globin and 4 heme groups
Plasma makes up what percent of blood
55
In order of density from least to most rank plasma,, eryrheocytes and buffy coat
plasma, buffy coat, erythrocytes
What is the function of leukocytes?
DEFENSE
What are the two types of leukocytes
granular and agranular
What do neutrophils attack?
bacteria
What do eosinophil attack?
Parasites
What do Basophils release?
Histamine
Which cells of the lymphocyte attack virus infected cells?
T Cells
What is another name for platelets?
Thrombocytes
Platelets are technically…
cell fragments
Platelets or thrombocytes function is
blood clot formation