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WHAT ARE THE THREE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD?
Definition
TRANSPORTATION
REGULATION
PROTECTION
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WHERE DOES BLOOD TRANSPORT O2?
Definition
FROM THE LUNGS TO BODY CELLS
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WHERE DOES BLOOD TRANSPORT NUTRIENTS?
Definition
FROM THE G.I TRACT TO BODY CELLS
Term
WHAT DOES BLOOD TRANSPORT AWAY FROM BODY CELLS?
Definition
HEAT AND WAST PRODUCTS (CO2)
Term
HOW DOES BLOOD REGULATE PH?
Definition
THROUGH BUFFER SYSTEMS
Term
HOW DOES BLOOD REGULATE BODY TEMPERATURE?
Definition
THROUGH HEAT-ABSORBING COOLANT PROPERTIES OF ITS WATER CONTENT.
Term
HOW DOES BLOOD REGULATE OSMOTIC PRESSURE?
Definition
THROUGH IONS AND PROTEINS
Term
HOW DOES BLOOD PROTECT AGAINS BLOOD LOSS?
Definition
BY CLOTTING MECHANISMS
Term
HOW DOES BLOOD PROTECT AGAINST MICROBES?
Definition
WITH WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND PLASMA PROTEINS.
Term
WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE OF BLOOD?
Definition
100.4 (F) SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN BODY TEMP.
Term
WHAT IS BLOOD PH LEVEL?
Definition
7.4 WITH A RANGE OF 7.35-7.45. ALKALINE
Term
WHAT PERCENT OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT IS BLOOD?
Definition
8%
Term
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF VISCOSITY?
Definition
THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY THAT IS RELATED TO THE EASE WITH WHICH MOLECUES OF A LIQUID FLOW PAST ONE ANOTHER.
Term
THE GREATER THE VISCOSITY =
Definition
THE GREATER THE RESISTANCE TO FLOW.
Term
WHAT IS THE VISCOSITY LEVEL OF BLOOD?
Definition
4.5-5.5
Term
AS THE VISCOSITY OF BLOOD INCREASES WILL BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASE OR DECREASE?
Definition
INCREASE
Term
WHAT IS BLOOD COMPOSED OF IN PERCENTAGES?
Definition
55% PLASMA AND 45% FORMED ELEMENTS
Term
WHAT IS PLASMA COMPOSED OF IN PERCENTAGES?
Definition
92% WATER AND 8% SOLUTES
Term
WHAT ARE PRINCIPLE SOLUTES?
Definition
ALBUMINS, GLOBULINS, FIBRINOGEN, NUTRIENTS, ENZYMES, HORMONES, RESPIRATORY GASSES, ELECTROLYTES AND WASTE PRODUCTS
Term
WHAT DO FORMED ELEMENTS INCLUDE?
Definition
ERYTHROCYTES (RED BC), LEUKOCYTES (WHITE BC), AND THROMBOCYTES (PLATELETS)
Term
WHAT IS HEMOPOIESIS?
Definition
THE PROCESS BY WHICH FORMED ELEMENTS OF BLOOD DEVELOPS.
Term
HOW MANY RED BLOOD CELLS ARE THERE IN EACH MM3?
Definition
5 million
Term
HOW MANY WHITE BLOOD CELLS ARE THERE IN EACH MM3?
Definition
FIVE TO TEN THOUSAND
Term
HOW MANY PLATELETS ARE THERE IN EACH MM3?
Definition
130,000-360,000
Term
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF RED BOOD CELLS ARE THE FORMED ELEMENTS OF THE BLOOD?
Definition
99%
Term
WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF RBC?
Definition
BIOCONCAVE DISCS
Term
DOES THE REC BLOOD CELL CONTAIN A NUCLEUS?
Definition
YES
Term
WHAT IS THE LIFE SPAN OF A RED BLOOD CELL?
Definition
120 DAYS
Term
HOW MANY HEMOGLOBIN MOLECULES DOES EACH RED BLOOD CELL CONTAIN?
Definition
280 MILLION
Term
DOES A MALE OR FEMALE HAVE MORE RED BLOOD CELLS?
Definition
MALE
Term
WHAT DOES HEMOGLOBIN CONSIST OF?
Definition
PROTEIN(GLOBIN) AND 4 NONPROTEIN PIGMENTS CALLED HEMES(EACH CAPABLE OF COMBINING WITH ONE O2 MOLECULE).
Term
THE RED BLOOD CELL COUNT IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE BLOOD'S WHAT?
Definition
OXYGEN-CARRYING CAPACITY (ANY CHANGES IN COUNT MAY BE SIGNIFICANT)
Term
WHAT CAUSES RED BLOOD CELL COUNT TO INCREASE?
Definition
EXERCISE, LARGE MEALS, OR INCREASE IN ALTITUDE.
Term
WHAT IS THE PRODUCTION RATE OF RED BLOOD CELLS?
Definition
2 MILLION PER SECOND
Term
WHAT IS OXYHEMOGLOBIN?
Definition
HEMOGLOBIN COMBINED WITH OXYGEN
Term
WHAT COLOR IS OXYHEMOGLOBIN?
Definition
BRIGHT RED
Term
WHAT IS DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN?
Definition
THE RELEASE OF OXYGEN
Term
WHAT COLOR IS DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN?
Definition
BLUISH
Term
WHAT IS CYANOSIS?
Definition
BLUISH COLOR OF THE SKIN DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY IN TISSUES
Term
WHAT ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE CYANOSIS?
Definition
LOW TEMPERATURE (SUPERFICIAL BLOOD VESSELS CONSTRICT
VERY HIGH ALTITUDES
ANEMIA-LOWER THAN NORMAL NUMBER OF RBC OR QUANITY OF HEMOGLOBIN
Term
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR INDUCED ERYTHROCYTEMIA?
Definition
BLOOD DOPING
Term
WHAT IS ERYTHROPOIETIN?
Definition
PROCRIT FROM KIDNEYS- RASISES RED BLOOD CELL COUNT.
Term
WHAT IS THE GENERAL FUNCTION OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS?
Definition
TO COMBAT INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION
Term
DOES WHITE BLOOD CELLS CONTAIN A NUCLEOUS?
Definition
YES
Term
DOES WHITE BLOOD CELLS CONTAIN HEMOGLOBIN?
Definition
NO
Term
BY WHAT RATION DOES RED BLOOD CELLS OUT NUMBER WHITE BLOOD CELLS?
Definition
700/1
Term
WHAT IS LEUKOCYTOSIS?
Definition
THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS. (ABOVE 10,000)
Term
WHAT IS LEUKOPENIA?
Definition
THE DECREASE IN NUMBER OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS. (BELOW 5,000)
Term
WHAT IS POSITIVE CHEMOTAXIS?
Definition
ATTRACTION OF PHAGOCYTES TO AN INJURED AREA.
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