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ch 17 blood
composition of blood
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
08/28/2012

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Term
Constituents of blood plasma
Definition
Water
Salts (electrolytes)
Plasma Proteins
Term
Major function of water
Definition
Solvent for carrying other substances; absorbs heat
Term
Major function of salts (electrolytes)
Definition
Osmotic balances; pH buffering; regulation of membrane permeability
Term
Salts (electrolytes) in blood plasma
Definition
Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
Chloride
Bicarbonate
Term
Plasma proteins
Definition
Albumin
Fibrinogen
Globulins
Term
Major function of Albumin
Definition
Osmotic bance; pH buffering
Term
Major function of Fibrinogen
Definition
Clotting of blood
Term
Major function of Globulins
Definition
Defense(Antibodies); lipid transport
Term
Major function of salts
Definition
Osmotic balance, pH buffering, regulation of membrane permeability
Term
Substances Transported by blood
Definition
*Nutrients (glucose, fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins)
*Waste products of metabolism (urea, uric acid)
*Respiratory gases (O2 and CO2)
*Hormones
Term
Number of Erythrocytes per mm cubed of blood
Definition
4 - 6 million
Term
Number of Leukocytes per mm cubed of blood
Definition
4000 - 11,000
Term
Number of Platelets per mm cubed of blood
Definition
250,000 - 500,000
Term
Function of Erythrocytes
Definition
Transport oxygen and help transport carbon dioxide
Term
Function of Leukocytes
Definition
Defense and immunity
Term
Function of Platelets
Definition
Blood clotting
Term
Formed elements cell types
Definition
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Term
Types of Leukocytes
Definition
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils
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