Blood Composition and Functions

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Course Outline

  1. Blood Composition
  2. Plasma Components
  3. Formed Elements
  4. Blood Functions
  5. Transportation Roles
  6. Regulatory Functions
  7. Protective Functions
  8. Hematopoiesis Process
  9. Blood Cell Sites
  10. Erythropoiesis Regulation
  11. Red Blood Cell Disorders
  12. White Blood Cell Types

1. Blood Composition

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Plasma: The liquid, straw-colored component of blood, comprising about 55% of blood volume, containing water, proteins, electrolytes, nutrients, hormones, and waste products.
  • Formed Elements: The cellular components of blood, including red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).
  • Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells): Biconcave, anucleate cells responsible for oxygen and carbon dioxide transport via hemoglobin.
  • Leukocytes (White Blood Cells): Cells involved in immune defense, classified into granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils) and agranulocytes (lymphocytes, monocytes).
  • Platelets (Thrombocytes): Small cell fragments that facilitate blood clotting and wound healing.
  • Hemoglobin: The iron-containing protein in erythrocytes that binds oxygen for transport.

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1. What is blood primarily composed of?

2. What percentage of blood volume is composed of plasma, and which of the following best describes its main components?

3. Which plasma protein is primarily responsible for maintaining blood osmotic pressure?

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Blood composition — components?

Plasma and formed elements.

Blood — main components?

Plasma and formed elements.

Plasma — main proteins?

Albumin, globulins, fibrinogen.

Plasma — percentage of blood volume?

About 55% of blood.

Erythropoiesis — stimulated by?

Erythropoietin from kidneys.

Erythrocytes — function?

Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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