Question | Answer |
What are the functions of the blood? (2) | Carries respiratory gases, nutrients and hormones, Regulates body temperature |
What is the pH of blood? | 7.35 to 7.45 |
What is the viscosity of blood? | 3.3 to 5.5 |
What is the temperature of blood? | 100.4 Fahrenheit |
Fluid or plasma component less fibrinogen and other clotting substances | Serum |
What are the two components of blood? | Blood cells and Plasma |
Straw colored, sticky fluid that is 90% water | Blood Plasma |
What are the three main proteins in blood plasma? | Albumin, Globulin and Fibrinogen |
The protein of blood plasma that controls the osmotic pressure of the circulatory system is ___ | Albumin |
The protein of blood plasma that transports antibodies/immunoglobulins is ___ | Globulins |
The protein of blood plasma with blood clotting elements is ___ | Fibrinogens |
What are the five types of Leukocytes (Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas, most prevalent to least prevalent) | Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils |
Oxygen transporting cells containing no organelles of nuclei with energy generated via an anaerobic mechanism | Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells) |
"Heme" means... | Red Pigment |
An oxygen carrying protein in a biconcave shape that originates in the bone marrow and has a life span of 100 to 120 days | Hemoglobin |
A term referring to blood cell formation in red bone marrow | Hematopoiesis |
Cells that protect the body from infection and function outside the blood stream in loose connective tissue | Leukocytes (White Blood Cells) |
Granulocyte or Agranulocyte: Neutrophil | Granulocyte |
Granulocyte or Agranulocyte: Lymphocyte | Agranulocyte |
Granulocyte or Agranulocyte: Monocyte | Agranulocyte |
Granulocyte or Agranulocyte: Eosinphil | Granulocyte |
Granulocyte or Agranulocyte: Basophil | Granulocyte |
Leukocyte that phagocytize and destroy bacteria | Neutrophils |
Leukocyte that ends allergic reactions and parasitic infections | Eosinophils |
Leukocyte that secretes histamines, mediates inflammation and makes heparin | Basophils |
A lymphocyte that attacks foreign cells directly | T Cells |
A lymphocyte that multiplies to become plasma cells | B Cells |
The largest of the leukocytes that transform into macrophages and are considered phagocytic cells | Monocytes |
Cell fragments that function in the clotting of blood | Platelets/Thrombocytes |
What causes the clotting of blood? | Thrombin |
What prevents the clotting of blood? | Heparin |
The process by which blood cells are formed | Hematopoiesis |
What type of bone marrow contains immature erythrocytes? | Red Marrow |
What type of bone marrow contains fat cells? | Yellow Marrow |
Where do blood cells originate? | Bone Marrow |
A clumping process between antibodies and antigens | Agglutinate |
A substance that can activate the immune system to make certain responses | Antigen |
A substance made by the body in response to stimulation by an antigen | Antibody |