Flashcards: Blood Components and Functions Course — 10 cartões

Blood components — main types?

Red cells, white cells, platelets, plasma.

Blood components — list?

RBCs, WBCs, platelets, plasma, hemoglobin

Blood functions — primary roles?

Transport, regulation, protection.

RBCs — role?

Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

Blood products — examples?

Whole blood, RBCs, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate.

Platelets — function?

Facilitate blood clotting and wound healing

Plasma — composition?

Nutrients, hormones, waste, proteins

Hemoglobin — role?

Binds oxygen in red blood cells

Blood functions — main?

Transport, regulation, protection, hemostasis

WBCs — primary role?

Immune defense and infection fighting