Question | Answer |
percentage of total blood volume occupied by erythrocytes; about 45% of total volume of a blood sample | hematocrit |
cellular components of living blood cells | formed elements |
liquid component; nonliving fluid matrix | plasma |
dissolved fibrous proteins become visible as __ strands during blood clotting | fibrin |
thin, whitish layer, present at erythrocyte-plasma junction | buffy coat |
white blood cells that act in various ways to protect body | leukocytes |
cell fragments that help stop bleeding | platelets |
distribution function of blood includes delivering | O2 from lungs & nutrients from digestive tract to all body cells |
distribution function of blood includes transporting metabolic waste products from cells to __ __ | elimination sites |
distribution function of blood includes transporting metabolic waste products from cells to lungs for | elimination of CO2 |
distribution function of blood includes transporting metabolic waste products from cells to kidneys for | disposal of nitrogenous wastes in urine |
distribution function of blood includes transporting hormones from | endocrine organs to target organs |