The amount of blood the average adult has
4.7-5.5 liters
makes up majority of blood
Plasma
What percentage of the blood is plasma
55%
List the protective functions of blood
phagocytosis, antibody production, blood clotting/coagulation
What is the combination of plasma and formed elements called
whole blood
what does hematocrit measure
percentage of red blood cells in the blood
what is the normal PH range for blood
7.35-7.45
which plasma protein is important in the bloods colloid osmotic pressure
Albumin
what organ secreted the most plasma proteins
Liver
what is the oxygen binding protein found in erthyrocytes
Hemoglobin
Where does erythrocyte occur in children?, Adults
Liver, red bone marrow
what is the function lifespan of Red blood cells
120 days
What organ regulates erythropoisis
Kidney
which organ traps older erythrocytes so they will be removed from circulation
spleen
which of the leukocytes acts as phagocytes
Nuetrophilic leukocytes, and monocytes
which leukocyte primarily fights bacterial infection
Lymphocytes, eosinophils
Which very large leukocyte has a U-shaped nucleus but no granules?
hematopoietic stem cell
Where do T cells mature? B cells?
Thymus
Platelets are cell fragments formed from the breakdown of what large cell?
megakaryocytes.
Define hemostasis.
the collection of events that STOPS the bleeding when a BLOOD VESSEL is
damaged.
What role does vascular spasm play in hemostasis?
Slowing blood loss
ABO blood typing is based on what antigens?