HLTH108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Buffy Coat, Adipose Tissue, Hematocrit
3 Aug 2018
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3rd april 2018: lecture 11 - blood: products in blood, plasma, erythrocytes (rbc, leukocytes (wbc, platelets, functions of blood: Type of specialised connective tissue: centrifuge of blood: Clotting will occur from formed elements + serum. 40-50% of wbc (buffy coat: plasma: Made up of 90% of aqueous solution (h2o) Nutrients, blood gases, hormones and waste products: blood types, erythrocytes: (rbc, function: Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport: structure: Biconcave disc to increase the surface area to volume ratio. Alters it shape to fit through smaller vessels. Removed by spleen, bone marrow and liver: blood disorder: (anemia) Abnormally low hb concentration and rbc count. Pernicious: insufficient count of b12 which allows rbc to mature and obtain flexibility. Aplastic: bone marrow process doesn"t occur due to adipose tissue. Sickle cell: changes shape and gets stuck in vessels causing of stroke: leukocytes: (wbc, function: Motile after leaving the blood vessels and invading the tissues: 2 classification of wbc:
