physical characteristics of blood packet

how much plasma is in whole blood

plasma 50 %

what do erythrocytes do?

transport oxygen

what do leukocytes do?

help the immune system

what is the function of thrombocytes?

clotting

what’s the normal pH of blood?

7.35-7.45

how much blood do adult males typically have?

5 to 6 liters

how much blood do adult females typically have ?

4 to 5 liters

what is another name for red blood cells

erythrocytes

what is another name for white blood cells?

leukocytes

what causes the color of blood ?

hemoglobin

how much of the blood do red blood cells make up?

99.9

male red blood cells by microliter

4.5 - 6.3 million per microliter

female red blood cells by microliter

4.2 - 5.5 million per microliter

what’s the structure of red blood cells?

1. small and highly specialized discs

2. thin in middle and thicker at edge

what is the importance of red blood cells shape and size?

discs that form stacks called rouleaux that help smooth the flow through narrow blood vessels

lifespan of red blood cells

120 days

what are OTHER characteristics of red blood cells

they lack mitochondria, nuclei, and ribosomes

anucleated meaning

without a nucleus

the four basic blood types are….

determined by the presence of surface antigens

another phrase for surface antigens

agglutinogens

what do plasma antibodies do ?

they attack and agglutinate (or clump) foreign antigens

what kind of antigens/ antibodies does type A blood have?

type A surface antigens / type B antibodies

what kind of antigens/ antibodies does type B blood have

type B surface antigens / type A antibodies

what kind of antigens/ antibodies does type O blood have?

has no surface antigens / contains both A and B antibodies

what kind of antigens/ antibodies does type AB blood have?

both A and B surface antigens / neither A and B antibodies

what is another name for the Rh factor ?

the D antigen

blood will hemolyze if …..

the donor and recipient blood types are not compatible

what is another name for leukocytes?

neutrophils or polymorphonuclear leukocytes

leukocytes size is commonly described as….

twice the size of red blood cells

what is another word for eosinophils?

acidophils

what is a determining characteristic of an eosinophil?

bilobed nucleus ( two lobes connected by a band of nuclear material

what is a characteristic to look for when looking at a basophil under a microscope?

large purple-black cytoplasmic granules

what is a characteristic to look for when looking at a neutrophil under a microscope?

fine granules in the cytoplasm

what is a characteristic to look for when looking at a eosinophil under a microscope?

large red granules in the cytoplasm

what are the biggest white blood cells called ?

monocytes

what are the smaller white blood cells called ?

lymphocytes

another name for platelets

thrombocytes

how are thrombocytes formed?

cell fragments derived from the breakdown of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow