KIN 2500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gamma Globulin, White Blood Cells (Album), Thrombus
5 Apr 2018
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Interstitial fluid: bath body cells, necessary for homeostasis, renewed by the blood, blood transports oxygen into the lungs, also hormones, blood then transports the wastes to various organs, hematology. Transportation: transport waste, hormones, oxygen, nutrients, etc, regulation, regulates body temperature and ph balance. Protection: blood clots protect against excessive blood loss from an injury, protects against diseases by white blood cells. Physical characteristics of blood: blood is denser and thicker (viscous) than water; flows slowly, blood temperature is higher than normal body temperature, 100. 4o, blood is slightly alkaline, ph of 7. 4. Color of blood varies: bright red when saturated with oxygen (bleeding, dark red/purple when unsaturated with oxygen (give blood, blood is 8% of total body weight, blood volume differs in men (5-6 l) and women (4-5 l) Components of blood: blood plasma (55% of blood, plasma is about 91. 5% water and 8. 5% other solutes.
