lecture exam 3

About how much blood does the average human hold in their body?

~ 5 L

What are the components that make up blood?

~55% plasma, ~1% buffy coat, ~45% hematocrit

Which components make the formed elements of blood?

erythrocytes (RBC’s), leukocytes (WBC’s), thrombocytes (platelets)

what is plasma?

liquid portion of blood, makes up 45-65% of blood volume

what is plasma made of?

~90% water, proteins (amino acids), electrolytes, organic materials, and wastes

which proteins are dominantly found in plasma?

albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen

which primary type of tissue (epithelial, connective, muscle, or nervous tissue) is blood?

connective tissue

cell lineage

the developmental pathway a stem cell follows to become a specific mature cell

cell differentiation

the process by which a stem cell becomes a specialized cell with a specific function

which blood cells can Lymphoid Stem cells become?

produce lymphocytes, including B cells, T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells

which blood cells can Myeloid stem cells?

erythrocytes, platelets, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes

what is the common name of Erythrocytes?

red blood cells

what is the primary molecule (pigment) found in erythrocytes and what’s its primary function?