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| General functions of blood |
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Definition
Transportation
Regulation
Protection |
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| Physical characteristics of blood |
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1. Denser and more viscous than water
2.38C/100.4F
3. pH of 7.35-7.45 |
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| Blood volume in an average adult male |
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| Blood volume in an average adult female |
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| Hormones that control blood volume and osmotic pressure of the blood |
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Aldosterone
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) |
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| Two components of whole blood |
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| Normal range of hematocrit for an adult female |
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| Normal range for hematocrit for an adult male |
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| Hemopoiesis occurs in the... |
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Definition
Yolk sac of an embryo
Liver, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes of a fetus
Red bone marrow for an adult |
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| Characteristics of red blood cells |
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Definition
Biconcave
Plasma membrane is strong and flexible
Contains antigens that account for the different blood groups
Lack a nucleus and other organelles
The cytosol contains hemoglobin |
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| Ruptured red blood cells are removed from circulation and destroyed by |
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| Overload of iron affects what organs in the body |
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| Liver, gonads, heart, and pancreatic islets. |
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| Increase in white blood cells |
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| Attack bacterial infections |
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| Viruses, fungi, transplanted cells, cancer cells, some bacteria, transfusion reactions, allergies. |
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| Characteristics of platelets |
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Definition
Irregularly disc-shaped
Promote blood clotting
Have many vesicles, but no nucleus
Short life span (5-9 days) |
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| Normal hemoglobin ranges for an adult female |
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| Normal hemoglobin ranges for an adult male |
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| Three mechanisms that reduce blood loss |
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Definition
Vasoconstriction
Platelet plug formation
Blood clotting |
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| Two characteristics of Neutrophils |
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Definition
Multiple lobed nucleus
Smallest granules of all the granulocytes |
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| Two characteristics of eosinophils |
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Definition
Two lobed nucleus
Stains red-orange |
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