Structure and Function of the Body, Patton/Thibodeau, Chapter 12: Blood Questions and Correct Verified Answers

Plasma The liquid (extracellular) part of blood; blood minus its formed elements Formed Elements The many different types of cells and cell fragments that make up the blood: RBCs, WBCs, and thrombocytes (platelets) 4 to 6 liters; 7% to 9% total body weight Amount of blood in an adult human body Between 7.35 and 7.45 (alkaline) Blood pH Acidosis When the alkalinity of blood decreases toward a neutral pH Plasma proteins Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers Top Mark !!! Albumins, globulins, fibrinogen, and prothrombin Albumin Protein that helps retain water in the blood by osmosis Globulin Protein that includes anitbodies that help protect us from infection Serum Plasma minus its clotting factors Fibrinogen and prothrombin Proteins necessary for blood clotting Granular leukocytes Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils; have granules in their cytoplasm Agranular leukocytes Lymphocytes (B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes) and monocytes; do not have granules in their cytoplasm 4.2-6.2 million Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers Top Mark !!! Normal range of RBCs/mm3 Normal range of WBCs/mm3 140,000 to 340,000 Normal range of platelets plasma (55%) and formed elements (45%) Percentage of volume of plasma and formed elements in whole blood Hematopoiesis Formation of new blood cells Connective tissues that make blood cells Myeloid tissue (red bone marrow) and lymphoid tissue (white masses located chiefly in the lymph nodes, thymus, and spleen) Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport Function of RBCs Eosinophils Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers Top Mark !!! WBC that activates defense against pa