Blood Components Outline
I. Plasma (define):
A) ____% water
B) ____% dissolved gases, salts, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, waste products, & plasma proteins
1) Plasma Proteins
a) albumins (give function):
b) ______________________ (give function):
c) ______________________ (give function):
II. Cells
A) Red Blood Cells (define):
1) contain hemoglobin (give function):
2) What is unique about the red blood cell's shape?
3) What is unique about the red blood cell's nucleus?
B) White blood cells (define):
1) neutrophils (give function):
2) _____________________ (give function):
3) _____________________ (give function):
4) _____________________ (give function):
5) _____________________ (give function):
C) platelets (draw capillary break diagrams on p. 953 to show how platelets work):
