Blood

Blood BLOOD The major transportation fluid 1unit=.5liters Functions 1. Transportation medium for food and oxygen cells. 2. Transport medium for waste and carbon dioxide from the cells. 3. Movement of hormones, enzymes, immune cells and other chemicals throughout the body. 4. Important in the regulation of body temp. BLOOD Plasma Solutes Proteins Albumins Water Nutrients Globulins Gases Fibrinogen Electrolytes Regulatory Substances Waste Products Formed Elements Erythrocytes (RBC) Thrombocyte (Platelets) Leukocytes (WBC) Agranulocytes Lymphocytes Monocytes Granulocytes Neutrophils Eosinophil Basophil Formed Elements Leukocytes -Originate in hemocytoblasts, found in marrow and lymphatic system -Increase in blood during infection. Grandular - Basophil-Secretes heparin and histamine. (Anticoagulant and inflammatory response) - Eosinophil-Cellular defence, phagocytosis of lg. Pathogenic microorganisms and releases antinflamatory substances in allergic reaction. - Neutrophils-Cellular defence-phagocytosis of sm. Pathogenic microorganism. Agranulocytes - Lymphocytes-Hormonal defence-secretes antibodies involved in immune system response and regulation. - Monocytes-Can migrate out blood, rh, antigen, antibodies, marrow, must, cells, red, pos, oxygen, found, during, clotting, called, both, bones, bone, ab, waste, very, universal, types, transportation, transfusion, tissue, substances, stop, sm, released, rbc, production, present, platelets, plasma, persons, people, pathogenic, number, nucleus, mother, membrane, medium, made, lg, immune, elements, converted, contain, children