Chapter 18 pt2

What formed elements of blood is this

Monocytes

What formed elements of blood is this

Platelets

What formed elements of blood is this

Lymphocyte

What formed elements of blood is this

Erythrocytes

What formed elements of blood is this

Basophil

What formed elements of blood is this

Neutrophil

What formed elements of blood is this

Young Neutrophil

What formed elements of blood is this

Eosinophil

What is this machine called

Centrifuge

Centrifuge blood to separate components

Hematocrit

Heaviest and settle first

Erythrocytes

Erythrocytes average % of total volume

45%

Buffy coat

White blood cells and platelets

White blood cells and platelets % total volume

1%

Plasma Average % of volume

55%

Liquid portion of blood

Plasma

Plasma without fibrinogen

Serum

Three major categories of plasma proteins

Albumins, Globulins, and Fibrinogen

Plasma proteins are formed by

Liver

Plasma proteins are formed by liver Except

Gamma globulins

Produced by plasma cells

Gamma globulins

Smallest and most abundant

Albumins

Functions in maintaining osmotic pressure and transports hydrophobic substances

Albumins

Globulins examples

Alpha, beta, and Gamma globulins

Transports hydrophobic substances

Alpha and beta

Antibodies

Gamma globulins

Can be converted to Fibrin

Fibrinogen

Blood clot

Fibrin

Nitrogenous compounds

Free amino acids and Nitrogenous wastes

Glucose, vitamins, fats, cholesterol, phospholipids, and minerals

Nutrients

Makes up about 90% of plasma cations

Sodium