Class notes MEDICAL LAB TECHNOLOGY

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BLOOD AND ITS COMPOSITION
Fluid connective tissue
Red colored, opaque, and alkaline reaction (slightly alkaline)
Arterial blood  bright red  due to the presence of Oxy Hb
Venous blood  dark red  due to the presence of reduced Hb
Average volume : Adult : 5 -6L (8% of total body weight/mass)


Blood  Plasma (55%)
 Cells (44%)

Plasma  water (91%)
 solid (9%)

Solid  organic (8%)
 Inorganic( 1%)



BLOOD



PLASMA CELLS
55% 45%


WATER SOLID
RBC WBC PLATELETS
91% 9%


ORGANIC INORGANIC
8% 1%




WINTER GREEN ACADEMY WINTER GREEN ACADEMY WINTER GREEN ACADEMY