The document discusses the components and functions of blood. Blood is composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Plasma is the liquid component that transports nutrients, waste, proteins, and dissolved elements. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide. White blood cells provide immune functions such as phagocytosis of pathogens. Platelets initiate clotting to prevent blood loss from open vessels. The bone marrow produces blood cells through hematopoiesis in a continuous cycle.
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8. Blood Components: Plasma Transports Solutes
Figure 16-1: Composition of blood
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9. Blood Components:
"Blood Count" % of Each Component
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11. 鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申 Considered a connective tissue because it
contains cells, a liquid
ground substance (called plasma), and dissolved
protein fibers.
鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申 About four times more viscous (or thicker) than
water.
鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申 Can be broken down into its liquid and cellular
components by a
machine called a centrifuge.
鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申 blood is withdrawn from a vein and collected in
a centrifuge tube
鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申 tube is placed into the centrifuge, which then
spins it in a circular
motion for several minutes
鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申 rotational movement separates the blood into
liquid and cellular
components
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13. Blood Components: Cells
Erythrocytes
Red Blood Cells (RBC)
O2 & CO2 transport
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Immune defense
Phagocytosis
Platelets: clotting
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14. Summary
Blood is about 50% plasma, water solvent &
solutes: ions, elements, gasses, proteins, wastes &
nutrients
White blood cells function in internal defense
Iron in hemoglobin is key to RBC transport of O2
Platelet activation initiates clot formation
Clotting prevents blood loss but is a problem in
cardiovascular disease
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16. Hematopoiesis: Blood Cell Formation
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17. Focus on RBCs:
Loose their nucleus
Cytoskeleton shape
Hemoglobin
Binds O2 in heme group
Binds some CO2 on globulin
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