What are RBC's three roles? ANSWER : Protection, Regulation, and
Transportation
What is transported by RBCs? ANSWER Gases: Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
Hormones and Nutrients
RBCs regulate what? ANSWER Body Temperature
Body pH
Fluid Balance
What is protected by RBCs? ANSWER Infection/Invasion/Bleeding/Trauma
ANSWER : Describe the divided blood.
Hematocrit - ANSWER the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total
volume of blood
Hematocrit normal range: ANSWER 42%–47%
Blood's normal pH is 7.35-7.45.
Adult blood volume - ANSWER 5 liters
, What causes blood to differ in color? ANSWER Oxygen Saturation
Which blood component— ANSWER Erythrocytes (RBC)—contributes more
to blood viscosity?
ANSWER Osmosis is the process by which water diffuses through a
selectively permeable membrane.
ANSWER 55% of blood is plasma.
How much water makes up plasma? 92% ANSWER
How much protein makes up plasma? - REPLY 7%
How much of plasma is made up of other solutes? ANSWER 1%
Plasma proteins: ANSWER albumins 58%, globulins 37%, fibrinogen 4%, and
regulatory proteins less than 1%
Blood plasma solutes: ANSWER -waste (urea & ammonia)
-electrolytes, which are salts that dissolve in water.
-organic nutrients, such as amino acids, glucose, and lipids
-gases for breathing
ANSWER RBC is an erythrocyte.
Not a nucleus
Absence of organelles or mitochondria
Transportation
What is transported by RBCs? ANSWER Gases: Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
Hormones and Nutrients
RBCs regulate what? ANSWER Body Temperature
Body pH
Fluid Balance
What is protected by RBCs? ANSWER Infection/Invasion/Bleeding/Trauma
ANSWER : Describe the divided blood.
Hematocrit - ANSWER the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total
volume of blood
Hematocrit normal range: ANSWER 42%–47%
Blood's normal pH is 7.35-7.45.
Adult blood volume - ANSWER 5 liters
, What causes blood to differ in color? ANSWER Oxygen Saturation
Which blood component— ANSWER Erythrocytes (RBC)—contributes more
to blood viscosity?
ANSWER Osmosis is the process by which water diffuses through a
selectively permeable membrane.
ANSWER 55% of blood is plasma.
How much water makes up plasma? 92% ANSWER
How much protein makes up plasma? - REPLY 7%
How much of plasma is made up of other solutes? ANSWER 1%
Plasma proteins: ANSWER albumins 58%, globulins 37%, fibrinogen 4%, and
regulatory proteins less than 1%
Blood plasma solutes: ANSWER -waste (urea & ammonia)
-electrolytes, which are salts that dissolve in water.
-organic nutrients, such as amino acids, glucose, and lipids
-gases for breathing
ANSWER RBC is an erythrocyte.
Not a nucleus
Absence of organelles or mitochondria
