BIOS 255 Exam 1
By ExamNavigator
- / 2
BIOS 255 Exam 1
- Plasma consists of
Answer: water, proteins, nutrients, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, electrolytes
- plasma is percent of blood
Answer: 55%
- buffy coat
Answer: composed of white blood cells and platelets
- Viscosity
Answer: resistance of fluid to flow
- Osmolarity
Answer: dissolved particles in the blood that cannot pass through the blood vessel wall
- If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part of the blood will
you need?
Answer: plasma
- Albumin
Answer: smallest and most abundant plasma protein viscosity and osmolarity
- what do albumins influence
Answer: blood pressure, flow, and fluid balance
- globulins
Answer: alpha, beta, gamma provide immune system functions
- fibrinogen
Answer: help form blood clots
- RBCs (erythrocytes) count
Answer: 4.2-6.2 million uL
12. WBCs (leukocytes) count: 5000-10,000 uL 13. platelet count
Answer: 130,000-360,000/uL
- A normal hematocrit is of the total blood volume
Answer: 37-52%
- / 2