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4.1 Blood
Functions of the Blood to Blood Coagulation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The digestive products that are absorbed into the bloodstream and carried to a variety of cells | Nutrition |
| The products of cellular waste are transported to the kidneys, sweat glands, and lungs for removal from the body. | Excretion |
| The lung tissue is fed by numerous vessels carrying blood that picks up oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. | Internal Respiration |
| Fluid moves back and forth between the cells of tissue and the blood | Fluid Balance |
| The blood contains specific elements that help control the chemical balance in the body. | Chemical Balance |
| The blood contains many cells and chemicals that support the immune system. | Immune System Mediation |
| The blood is a heating and cooling fluid | Temperature Regulation |
| The blood transports and distributes the hormones from the endocrine glands. | Endocrine Function |
| What are the formed elements in blood? | RBCs, WBCs, thrombocytes |
| What is plasma? | fluid portion of blood that contains hormones, vitamins and minerals |
| What does hemoglobin do? | transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the lungs and cells |
| normochromic | cells of normal color that have normal amount of hemoglobin |
| microcytic | cells that are smaller than normal cells |
| granulocytes | white blood cells that contain granulesneutrophils, eosinophils, basophils |
| What is the function of thrombocytes? | responsible for blood clotting |
| The most abundant protein found in plasma | albumin |
| What is serum? | clear, thin, sticky fluid that remains after coagulation |
| production of blood cells | hematopoiesis |
| prothrombin converts to | thrombin |
| thromboplastin and calcium | substances that help prothombin convert to thrombin |
| What are the formed elements in blood? | RBCs, WBCs, thrombocytes |
| What is plasma? | fluid portion of blood that contains hormones, vitamins and minerals |
| What does hemoglobin do? | transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the lungs and cells |
| normochromic | cells of normal color that have normal amount of hemoglobin |
| microcytic | cells that are smaller than normal cells |
| granulocytes | white blood cells that contain granulesneutrophils, eosinophils, basophils |
| What is the function of thrombocytes? | responsible for blood clotting |
| The most abundant protein found in plasma | albumin |
| What is serum? | clear, thin, sticky fluid that remains after coagulation |
| production of blood cells | hematopoiesis |
| prothrombin converts to | thrombin |
| thromboplastin and calcium | substances that help prothombin convert to thrombin |