| A | B |
|---|
| Erythrocytes | Transport oxygen bound to haemoglobin |
| Plasma | Forms 55% of blood |
| Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils | are examples of white blood cells |
| Formed elements | Makes up 45% of blood |
| Urea, uric acid and carbon dioxide | Waste products transported in the blood |
| Glucose, fatty acids, vitamins, amino acids | Nutrients transported in the blood |
| Red blood cells | Erythrocytes |
| Water | Makes up 90% of plasma |
| The name given to the % of Erythrocytes in the blood | Haematocrit |
| Nutrients, wastes, plasma proteins | Examples of plasma solutes |
| Solutes | Make up 10% of plasma |
| Anaemia | A decrease in the oxygen carrying ability of the blood |
| Red blood cell count | about 5 million per cubic millimetre |
| White blood cell count | 4000-11,000 per cubic millinetre |
| Platelets | Cell fragments involved in clotting |
| Neutrophils | Largest number of WBCs, phagocytes |
| Basophils | Release histamine at inflammation sites |
| Lymphocytes | Part of the immune system |
| Haemopoiesis | Formation of blood cells |
| Erythropoietin | Hormone that stimulates RBC formation |
| Hemostasis | Process of blood clotting |
| Thromboplastin | Part of clotting mechanism - released from damaged cells |
| Prothrombin Activator | Converts prothrombin to thrombin during clotting |
| Fibrin | Insoluble mesh that traps blood cells during clotting |
| Serum | Plasma minus clotting proteins |
| Blood group A | Has anti-B antibodies in plas |
| Blood group B | Has anti-A antibodies in plasma |
| Blood group O | Has anti-A & anti-B antibodies in plasma |
| Blood group AB | Has no antibodies in plasma |
| Universal donor | Blood group O |
| Universal recipient | Blood group AB |
| Agglutination | Clumping of blood cells that happens when antibodies attack RBCs |
