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Biology
Undergraduate 4
09/04/2018

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General functions of blood
Definition
Transportation
Regulation
Protection
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Physical characteristics of blood
Definition
1. Denser and more viscous than water
2.38C/100.4F
3. pH of 7.35-7.45
Term
Blood volume in an average adult male
Definition
5-6 liters
Term
Blood volume in an average adult female
Definition
4-5 liters
Term
Hormones that control blood volume and osmotic pressure of the blood
Definition
Aldosterone
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
Term
Two components of whole blood
Definition
Plasma
Elements
Term
Agranular granulocytes
Definition
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Term
Normal range of hematocrit for an adult female
Definition
38-46%
Term
Normal range for hematocrit for an adult male
Definition
40-54%
Term
Hemopoiesis occurs in the...
Definition
Yolk sac of an embryo
Liver, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes of a fetus
Red bone marrow for an adult
Term
Characteristics of red blood cells
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
Term
Ruptured red blood cells are removed from circulation and destroyed by
Definition
Phagocytosis
Term
Overload of iron affects what organs in the body
Definition
Liver, gonads, heart, and pancreatic islets.
Term
Leukocytosis
Definition
Increase in white blood cells
Term
Leukopenia
Definition
Low white blood cells
Term
B lymphocytes
Definition
Attack bacterial infections
Term
T lymphocytes attack
Definition
Viruses, fungi, transplanted cells, cancer cells, some bacteria, transfusion reactions, allergies.
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Characteristics of platelets
Definition
Irregularly disc-shaped
Promote blood clotting
Have many vesicles, but no nucleus
Short life span (5-9 days)
Term
Normal hemoglobin ranges for an adult female
Definition
12-16g/100mL
Term
Normal hemoglobin ranges for an adult male
Definition
13.5-18g/100mL
Term
Three mechanisms that reduce blood loss
Definition
Vasoconstriction
Platelet plug formation
Blood clotting
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Two characteristics of Neutrophils
Definition
Multiple lobed nucleus
Smallest granules of all the granulocytes
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Two characteristics of eosinophils
Definition
Two lobed nucleus
Stains red-orange
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