Memmlers chapter 13- the blood Test Questions With Answers

Memmlers chapter 13- the blood Test Questions With Answers What are the functions of the blood? - ANSWER- transportation, regulation, protection Oxygen from inhaled air diffuses into the blood through _______. - ANSWER- Lung membranes Blood transports________ - ANSWER- Nutrients and other needed substances Blood transports _______from the cell to sites where they are removed. - ANSWERWaste material What is the average blood Ph balance? - ANSWER- 7.4 (7.35-7.45) Blood that measures less than 7.4 is considered? - ANSWER- Slightly alkaline Blood that measures less than 7.35 is considered to be______ - ANSWER- Acidosis, even though the acidic Ph scale is less than 7.0 Blood plasma is_______ - ANSWER- Extracellular fluid Plasma is made up of ? - ANSWER- 91% water, is colorless or light straw colored. What protein is the most abundant in plasma? - ANSWER- Albumin Plasma transports? - ANSWER- Dissolved gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide) CO2 goes where to be eliminated? - ANSWER- Lungs All formed elements are produced where? - ANSWER- In the red bone marrow of long bones and the inner mass of all other bones Stem cells are: - ANSWER- Hematopoietic ( blood-forming cells) __________ have the Potential to develop into any blood cell types produced in red bone marrow. - ANSWER- Stem cells Erythrocytes - ANSWER- red blood cells(RBC) carry oxygen _______ Does not have a nucleus or most of the other organelles found in cells, loses some of these components to make room for oxygen - ANSWER- Red blood cells Hemoglobin is: - ANSWER- A protein that contains iron