Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

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CHAPTER 11

Chapter Outline

Characteristics of Blood
Plasma
Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Function
Production and maturation
Life span
Blood types
White Blood Cells
Classification
Functions
Platelets
Function
Prevention of abnormal clotting

BOX11–1 ANEMIA

BOX11–2 JAUNDICE

BOX11–3 RH DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN

BOX11–4 LEUKEMIA

BOX11–5 WHITE BLOOD CELL TYPES:HLA

BOX11–6 HEMOPHILIA

BOX11–7 DISSOLVING CLOTS

Student Objectives

• Describe the composition and explain the func-
  tions of blood plasma.


• Name the primary hemopoietic tissue and the
  kinds of blood cells produced.


• State the function of red blood cells, including the
  protein and the mineral involved.


• Name the nutrients necessary for red blood cell
  production, and state the function of each.


• Explain how hypoxia may change the rate of red
  blood cell production.


• Describe what happens to red blood cells that have
  reached the end of their life span; what happens to
  the hemoglobin?


• Explain the ABO and Rh blood types.


• Name the five kinds of white blood cells and
  describe the function of each.


• State what platelets are, and explain how they are
  involved in hemostasis.


• Describe the three stages of chemical blood clot-
  ting.


• Explain how abnormal clotting is prevented in the
  vascular system.


• State the normal values in a complete blood count.