General Characteristics of Blood

Question 1

Is a connective tissue

Answer 1

Blood

Question 2

Why is Blood unique?

Answer 2

It is the only fluid tissue

Question 3

What is a nonliving fluid matrix

Answer 3

Plasma

Question 4

What are suspended in a nonliving fluid matrix?

Answer 4

Formed Elements

Question 5

Reddish mass at the bottom of the tube?

Answer 5

Erythrocytes

Question 6

Erythrocytes are also called?

Answer 6

Packed Cell Volume

Question 7

Thin Whitish layer at the junction of Plasma and RBC

Answer 7

Buffy Coat

Question 8

Liquid part of Blood

Answer 8

Plasma

Question 9

% of Water in plasma?

Answer 9

90%

Question 10

What are the 6 dissolved substances in plasma?

Answer 10

1. Proteins
2. Nutrients
3. Salts
4. Hormones
5. Products of Cell metabolism
6. Respiratory Gases

Question 11

Oxygen Rich Blood Color?

Answer 11

Scarlet

Question 12

Oxygen Poor Blood Color

Answer 12

Dull Red

Question 13

A pigment that changes the color of the blood?

Answer 13

Hemoglobin

Question 14

The color change of the blood depends on what?

Answer 14

Depends on the Degree of Oxygen Saturation

Question 15

Odor of blood

Answer 15

Odorless

Question 16

Odor of blood when exposed to air?

Answer 16

Metallic Scent

Question 17

The reason for the metallic scent of blood when exposed to air?

Answer 17

Iron in Hemoglobin

Question 18

What is the pH level of Blood?

Answer 18

Slightly Alkaline

Question 19

What is the range of pH value in blood?

Answer 19

7.35-7.45

Question 20

What regulates the pH level of blood?

Answer 20

Numerous Buffer

Question 21

What are the 2 that Viscosity measure in blood?

Answer 21

1. Thickness
2. Resistance to flow

Question 22

due to what 2 elements that causes viscosity in blood?

Answer 22

1. Formed Elements
2. Plasma Proteins

Question 23

How much viscous is blood than water?

Answer 23

5 times

Question 24

Blood Viscosity is ______ proportional to ______

Answer 24

Inversely // Hydration

Question 25

Less hydrated = ______

Answer 25

More Viscous

Question 26

Less Viscous = ______

Answer 26

More hydrated

Question 27

Severe dehydration can cause?

Answer 27

Infarction // Cardiovascular Events

Question 28

What is the normal temperature of blood?

Answer 28

38°C or 100.4 °F

Question 29

What are the 2 reasons for the temperature of the blood?

Answer 29

1. Friction 2. resistance to flow

Question 30

Friction and Resistance to Flow produces what?

Answer 30

Heat

Question 31

Volume of Blood in an adult female?

Answer 31

4-5 L

Question 32

Volume of blood in an adult male?

Answer 32

5-6 L

Question 33

Blood accounts for how many % of body weight?

Answer 33

8%