Exam 2 Flashcards
On average adults hold how much blood?
4-6L
What is plasma, and what color is it?
matrix of blood that is a clear yellow fluid
Name the formed elements of blood
Erythrocytes , Leukocytes, and thrombocytes
What is a hematocrit?
centrifuge blood to separate its components to determine the ratio of plasma and RBC
List the formed elements of a normal blood sample from most to least abundant
Erythrocytes, Platelets, Leukocytes, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, and Basophils
What is heaviest and settles first in to hematocrit
erythrocytes
What is plasma made up of?
a complex mix of H20, proteins, nutrients, electrocytes, nitrogenous waste, hormones, and gases
An increased hematocrit is an indication of what
a higher proportion of RBC, can increase viscosity
An decreased hematocrit is an indication of what?
anemia, a lower proportion of RBC
how does plasma differ from serum
serum is identical to plasma except of the absence of fibrinogen (what creates clotting)
What does albumin influence
viscosity and osmolarity, BP, blood flow, and fluid balence. It is the most abundent plasma protein.
What is fibrinogen?
the precursor of fibrin threads that help form blood clots
What organ forms both Albumin and Fibrinogen?
the liver
What is blood viscosity?
the resistance of a fluid to flow resulting of the cohesion of its particles
Name 3 factors that play a role in viscosity
RBC, Albuumin in plasma, and salt
Describe what blood that is too viscous is like
a milkshake through a straw
What is osmolarity
the total molarity of dissolved particles that cannot pass through the blood vells wall
Too high osmolarity results in
the blood absourbing too much water, increasing BP
Too low osmolarity results in
too much water staying in the tissue, resulting in a decreased BP and edema
describe the diffusion pattern of a solvent
(water) diffuses from low to high
describe the diffusion pattern of a solute
(protein) diffuses from high to low
What is hypoproteinemia
the deficiency of plasma proteins that also causes a decrease in osmotic pressure. The bloodstream is losing more fluid to the tissue than it is reabsorbing through osmosis. Associated with extreme starvation, liver and kidney disease, and severe burns.
what is hemopoiesis
the production of blood and its formed elements.
what produces all 7 of the formed elements of the blood
red bone marrow