ANAPH-1

transports everything that must be carried from one place to another, such as: ▪ Nutrients ▪ Wastes

• blood
• energy

Blood characteristics

• Sticky, opaque fluid
• Heavier and thicker than water
• Straw-colored fluid
• Most abundant solutes in plasma
• color range

Most abundant solutes in plasma, made by the liver.

• Plasma proteins
• Plasma

Blood composition varies as cells exchange substances with the blood

• Plasma proteins
• Plasma

Part of plasma proteins, an important blood buffer and contributes to osmotic pressure

• albumin
• clothing proteins
• antibodies

Part of plasma proteins, help to stem blood loss when a blood vessel is injured

• albumin
• clothing proteins
• antibodies

Part of plasma proteins help protect the body from pathogens

• albumin
• clothing proteins
• antibodies

Formed Elements: Erythrocytes - main function is to carry oxygen

• Red blood cells (RBCs)
• White blood cells (WBCs)
• Cell fragments

Formed Elements: Leukocytes - a hemoglobin is an iron bearing protein. Crucial in body’s defense against disease

• Red blood cells (RBCs)
• White blood cells (WBCs)
• Cell fragments

Formed Elements: Platelets - Fragments of megakaryocytes, needed for the clotting process

• Red blood cells (RBCs)
• White blood cells (WBCs)
• Cell fragments