packet 7 Flashcards
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Cells of the body are serviced by 2 fluids
blood
interstitial fluid
composed of plasma and a variety of cells
blood
bathes the cell of the body
interstitial fluid
Nutrients and oxygen diffuse from the blood into
interstitial fluid & then into the cells
function of blood
transportation
regulation
protection from disease and loss of blood
Transportation of
O2, CO2, metabolic wastes, nutrients, heat & hormones
helps regulate pH through buffers
helps regulate body temperature
coolant properties of water
vasodilatation of surface vessels dump heat
helps regulate water content of cells by interactions with dissolved ions and proteins
regulation
Thicker (more viscous) than water and flows more slowly than water Temperature of 100.4 degrees F pH 7.4 (7.35-7.45) 8 % of total body weight Blood volume 5 to 6 liters in average male 4 to 5 liters in average female hormonal negative feedback systems maintain constant blood volume and osmotic pressure
physical characteristics of blood
55% plasma
45% cells
**99%RBC
**
hematocrit
7% plasma protein
over 90% water
2% other substance
blood plasma
created in liver
confined to bloodstream
7% plasma proteins
intain blood osmotic pressure
albumin
antibodies bind to foreignsubstances called antigens
form antigen-antibody complexes
globulins (immunoglobulins)
for clotting
fibrinogen
Formed Elements of Blood
Red blood cells ( erythrocytes )
White blood cells ( leukocytes )
Platelets (special cell fragments)
Types of WBC’s
grandular leukocytes
agrandular leukocytes
grandular leukocytes
neutrophils
eosinophils
basophils
agrandular leukocytes
lymphocytes = T cells, B cells, and natural killer cells
monocytes
38 - 46% (average of 42%)
40 - 54% (average of 46%)
testosterone
Percentage of blood occupied by cells
female
male
not enough RBCs or not enough hemoglobin
anemia
too many RBCs (over 65%)
dehydration, tissue hypoxia, blood doping in athletes
polycythemia
formation of blood cells
Most blood cells types need to be continually replaced
In the embryo
in adult
process of blood cells formation
hematopoiesis or hemopoiesis
occurs in yolk sac, liver, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes & red bone marrow
formation of blood cells in embryo