Unit 1 - CH. 18 Flashcards
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Average volume of blood
5 liters
Measures percentage of what’s in cells
Hematocrit test
Average amount of blood
45%
Shape of RBC
biconcave
RBC w/ oxygen
oxyhemoglobin
RBC w/out oxygen
deoxyhemoglobin
What element binds to O2 and CO
Iron
Average life span of blood
120 days
Hormone for signaling low oxygen levels
Erythropoietin
How blood dies
Macrophages
What is heme used for?
bile
Universal donor
O
Granulocyte
- Purplish/pinkish
- Engulf bacteria
- Polymorphonuclear
Neutrophil
Granulocyte
- Red
- 2-part nucleus
- Controls inflammation
Eosinophil
Granulocyte
- Blue
- 2-part nucleus
- clot inhibitor/histamine
Basophil
Agranulocte
-Eat large debris or invader
Monocyte
What 2 methods are monocytes mobile by?
Diapedesis and chemotaxis
Amoeboid movement between cells
Diapedesis
Chemical signal
Chemotaxis
Two types of lymphocytes
B cells; T cells
Repairs broken blood vessels
Platelets
Origin of all blood cells
Hematopoietic stem cells
What -blast cell does RBC come from?
Proerythroblast
What -cyte cell does thrombocytes come from?
Megakaryocyte