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Physical Characteristics of Blood

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by Patty Bostwick-Taylor,
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Blood
10
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Blood
 The only fluid tissue in the human body
 Classified as a connective tissue
 Components of blood
 Living cells
 Formed elements
 Non-living matrix
 Plasma
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Science by rsantiago93 | PowerPoint? Lecture Slide Presentation by Patty Bostwick-Taylor, Florence-Darlington Technical College Blood 10 Copyright ? 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Blood ?,? The only fluid tissue in the human body ?,? Classified as a connective tissue ?,? Components of blood ?,? Living cells ?,? Formed elements ?,? Non-living matrix ?,? Plasma Copyright ? 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Blood ?,? If blood is centrifuged ?,? Erythrocytes sink to the bottom (45% of blood, a percentage known as the hematocrit) ?,? Buffy coat contains leukocytes and platelets (less than 1% of blood) ?,? Buffy coat is a thin, whitish layer between the erythrocytes and plasma ?,? Plasma rises to the top (55% of blood) Copyright ? 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Blood Figure 10.1 (1 of 2) Copyright ? 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Blood Figure 10.1 (2 of 2) Copyright ? 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Physical Characteristics of Blood ?,? Color range ?,? Oxygen-rich blood is scarlet red ?,? Oxygen-poor blood is dull red ?,? pH must remain between 7.35-7.45 ?,? Blood temperature is slightly higher than body temperature at 100.4?F ?,? In a healthy man, blood volume is about 5-6 liters or about 6 quarts ?,? Blood makes up 8% of body weight Copyright ? 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Blood Plasma ? ...
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