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Plasma 55% of whole bloood
buffy coat
formed elements 45% of whole blood |
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delivery (4)O2 from lungs to tissues CO2 from tissues to lungs, transports heat, transports metabolic waste products, transports hormones from endocrine organs to target organs
protection (2)protein & platelets clotting to prevent blood loss, wbc to prevent infection
regulatory (2)maintains pH, maintains blood volume |
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| small cell, biconcave shape,no nucleus, very few organelles.4-6 million. |
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| transports O2 and CO2. sacks of hemoglobin |
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| blood cell formation occures in the red bone marrow. |
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| Hemocytoblast(myeloid stem cell) - erythroblast stage - reticulocyte - erythrocyte |
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| how are old or damaged erythrocytes removed |
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| by macrophages of the liver and spleen. |
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| basophil, eosinophil, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte |
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| white blood cells, 5 types, 4-11,000 in body, for defense and immunity. |
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| Multilobed nucleus, inconspicuous cytoplasmic granules, phagocytize bacteria |
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| bilobed nucleus, red cytoplasmic granules. Kills parasitic worms. Complex role in allergy and asthma |
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| Bilobed nucleus, large purplish-black cytoplasmic granules. Release histamine and other mediators of inflamation. |
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| Spherical or indented nucleuas, pale blue cytoplasm. Mount immune response by direct cell attack or via antibodies. |
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| U or kidney shaped nucleus, gray-blue cytoplasm. Phagocytosis; develop into macrophages in the tissues |
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| Cytoplasmic fragments containing granules, stain deep purple. Seal small tears in blood vessels. instrumental in blood clotting. |
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| removes unneeded blood clots when healing has occurred. |
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1 injury- platlets adhere
2 platelets release seratonin (causing vascular spasms)
3 thromboplastin is released by damaged cells
4 PF3 + thromboplastin =clotting cascade
5 prothrombin activator converts prothrombin to thrombin (enzyme)
6 thrombin + fibrinogen = fibrin |
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| insoluble long hairlike molecules that trap RBC to form scabs |
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| the way the body regulates the blood volume. The pressure that keeps water in the blood stream. |
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| protein that regulates osmotic pressure, produced by the liver. |
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