BLG 10A/B Lecture 15: Lecture 15 blg10
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Concept map due march 4 -- on the stomach. 17. 1): acquire from median vein into testube ( which is coated with some types of anticoagulant) - heparanize the blood so it doesn"t clot plasma fluid fraction accounting for 55% volume of blood. 17. 3) packed with hemoglobin (hb) = protein that functions in gas transport. 13-18 g/100ml of blood in males and 12-16 g/100ml in females consists of (fig. 2 beta chains bc getting o2 from the air and not from mother"s blood. 4 heme pigments ring-like structure containing central iron (fe) core. Ie: veins that are closer to the surface and thus the colour is blue ( there is greater level of. 17. 5) takes about 17 days erythropoietin (epo) = glycoprotein hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis. Leukocytes = white blood cells (wbcs) complete cells with nuclei and organelles. <1% of total blood volume (4,800-10,800/ l blood) crucial for defence against disease. 17. 9, 17. 10: types of leukocytes found in the blood.
