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[q]Which term describes the study of blood?[a]HEMATOLOGY
[q]Which term describes a liquid connective tissue composed of cells and fluid?[a]BLOOD
[q]Which substances are carried in blood?[a]Oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose, amino acids, fatty acids, Ca++, Na+, K+, water, uric acid, ammonia & urea
[q]Which homeostatic systems are regulated by blood?[a]Body temperature & pH
[q]Which substance composes 55% of blood?[a]Plasma
[q]Which substance composes 45% of blood?[a]Blood cells
[q]What is the normal range of pH in blood?[a]7.35 – 7.45
[q]Which substance composes 91% of plasma?[a]Water
[q]Which substances make up 7% of plasma?[a]Proteins
[q]Which substances make ups 2% of plasma?[a]Solutes
[q]Which solutes are carried in blood?[a]ELECTROLYTES, NUTRIENTS, GASES, WASTES, HORMONES, ENZYMES & VITAMINS
[q]Which proteins are collectively known as plasma proteins?[a]Albumins, globulins & clotting proteins
[q]Which substances creates COLLOID OSMOTIC PRESSURE?[a]ALBUMINS
[q]Which plasma proteins fight antigens?[a]GLOBULINS
[q]What are PROTHROMBIN and FIBRINOGEN?[a]CLOTTING PROTEINS
[q]Which term describes blood clotting?[a]Hemostasis
[q]How are blood cells carried in blood?[a]Suspension
[q]What is dissolved in blood?[a]Solutes
[q]How many RBC are there in 1 mm of blood?[a]5 million/mm
[q]How many WBC are there in 1 mm of blood?[a]5000 to 9000/mm
[q]How many Platelets are there in 1 mm of blood?[a]150000 – 350000 per cubic mm
[q]What is the lifespan of RBCs?[a]120 days
[q]What is the lifespan of WBCs?[a]Variable lifespan, hours to years
[q]How quickly are RBC produced and destroyed?[a]2 million/sec- rate of cell production/destruction.
[q]Which term describes platelets?[a]THROMBOCYTES
[q]White blood cells aka[a]LEUKOCYTES
[q]red blood cells aka[a]ERYTHROCYTES
[q]Which cells are very small, non nucleated, and filled with hemoglobin?[a]ERYTHROCYTES
[q]Which structure consists of a protein molecule with 4 atoms of iron embedded in it?[a]HEMOGLOBIN
[q]Which term describes blood cell production?[a]HEMOPOIESIS
[q]Which tissue is the site of HEMOPOIESIS?[a]Red bone marrow
[q]In which type of marrow is fat stored?[a]Yellow bone marrow
[q]Which term describes bone marrow?[a]MYELOID TISSUE
[q]Which term describes how blood vessel injury causes constriction?[a]VASCULAR SPASM
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