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What are the functions of blood?
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transportation, regulation of PH, Blood clotting, defense, temperature control
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Name 3 protein types of plasma?
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Albumins, globulins, Fibrinogen, Prothrombin
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What are the 5 classes of white blood cells
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Neutrophil
Lymphocyte Monocyte Eosinophil Basophil |
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What percentage of whole blood is Plasma and what percent is formed elements?
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55% Plasma 45% formed elements
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What are the function of albumins?
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albumins are a major contributor to osmotic pressure: transport lipids and steroid hormones
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what are the function of globulins?
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immune function, transport ions, hormones and lipids
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What is the function of fibrinogen?
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essential component of clotting. can b econverted into insoluble fibrin
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what is the average normal blood temperature?
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100.4 F
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what is the average blood pH?
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7.4
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what is a hematocrit?
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the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by cellular elements. It is measured after the blood has peen spun in a centrifuge.
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what is the shape of a RBC?
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Bi-concave
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What is the average life span of RBC's?
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120 days
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what is hypoxia?
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the state of low tissue oxygen levels.
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what is aggulination?
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initially the binding of antigens and antibodies causes the foreign RBC's to clump together. a process called agglutination.
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