Characteristics and Functions of Blood

These flashcards cover key characteristics, functions, and components of blood as described in the lecture notes.

The only type of connective tissue with a liquid matrix is __.

Blood.

Blood functions to transport vital substances and regulate processes for __.

homeostasis.

The adult blood volume is about __ liters in females.

4 to 5.

The formed elements in blood are red & white blood cells and __.

platelets.

Hematocrit is the percentage of __ in blood.

RBCs.

The normal hematocrit range for males is __ percent.

40% to 54%.

Plasma makes up about __ percent of blood volume.

55%.

A clear, straw-colored fluid matrix of blood is referred to as __.

plasma.

The __ coat makes up less than 1% of blood volume and contains white blood cells.

buffy.

Serum is blood that has __.

clotted.

Plasma is blood that has __.

not clotted.