HISTO 7 Flashcards
CHAP 7 (29 cards)
tissue that circulates in the cardiovascular system
BLOOD
BLOOD IS SPECIAL TYPE OF
LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Transport oxygen from the lungs and nutrients from gastrointestinal tract to tissue where they
needed
BLOOD
– bright red
ARTERIAL (oxygenated)
– dark purplish red
VENOUS (oxygenated)
e color of the blood in the PULMONARY VEIN
BRIGHT RED
e color of the blood in the PULMONARY ARTERY
DARK PURPLE RED
With anticoagulant and then,
centrifuged
PLASMA
Without anticoagulant and left to
stand, it forms a clot mass contain of
FIBRIN
SERUM
- Cell membrane of RBCs contain variety of proteins
ANTIGEN
substance which the immune system
perceives as foreign to the body
ANTIGEN
– immune response against antigen
ANTIBODIES
– have a naturally occurring antibodies
ABO SYSTEM
does not have naturally occurring antibodies
Rh SYSTEM
A globular protein, comprise about 33%the mass of RBCs
HEMOGLOBIN
hemoglobin used in clinical medicine as a measure of
oxygen-carrying capacity of blood.
Composition of Hemoglobin
Globin (protein molecule)
Heme (iron-containing)
– normal amount of hgb
NIRMOCHROMIC
decrease amount of hgb
HYPOCHROMIC
increase amount of hgb
HYPERCHROMIC
3 LAYER
TOP : Plasma
✓ MIDDLE : Buffy coat (platelets
and White blood cell)
✓ BOTTOM : Red blood cell
Staining technique that is used to distinguish the formed elements
ROMANOQSKY METHOD
Percentage of blood volume
that is accounted for by the
RBCs
HEMATOCRIT
are produced by fragmentation of the cytoplasm of giant cells, known as
MEGAKARYOCYTES.
