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Components of Blood
Components of the Blood Vid Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blood collection tubes have a chemical that prevents what? | blood clotting |
| The lab device that spins blood tubes, forcing the heavy elements to one end, and the lighter ones at the other end? | Certrifuge |
| Once the blood has been centrifuged, a layer forms on the top that composes 55% of the volume of the sample, what is it? | Plasma |
| What substance is 90% of the volume of plasma? | Water |
| What substance is 8% of the volume of plasma? | Proteins |
| What is the function of the blood protein Albumin? | Keeps the blood plasma from leaking through the vessel walls |
| What is the function of antibodies in the plasma ? | Defend against pathogens |
| What is the function of fibrinogen? | clotting of the blood |
| What substances compose 2% of the blood composition? | WBC’s and platelets |
| What make up 45% of the blood composition? | Red blood cells |
| What substance is similar in composition to plasma, but pasma- but w/o fibrinogen and clotting factors? | Serum |
| What term identifies the volume of the red blood cells/total volume of the blood? | hematocrit |
| What term identifies an above average amount of RBCs in the blood? | polycythemia |
| What term identifies a below average amount of RBCs in the blood? | anemia |