Memmlers chapter 13- the blood Exam Questions and Answers

Memmlers chapter 13- the blood Exam Questions and 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. - Answer- Waste 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 Where is oxygen bound in cells? - Answer- In the hemoglobin protein What gives blood its red color? - Answer- Hemoglobin combined with iron What is the primary function of the hemoglobin? - Answer- oxygen transport RBCs lifespan - Answer- 120 days RBCs are destroyed and removed from circulation by: - Answer- The liver and the spleen The hormone Erythropoietin is released by the? - Answer- Kidneys in response to decreased oxygen supply Red cell production is stimulated by what hormone? - Answer-