The fractional contribution of erythrocytes to the blood.
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How is the haematocrit calculated?
Height of erythrocyte column/Height of whole blood column x 100
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What are the solutes in plasma?
proteins, small nutrients, metabolic waste products, gases and electrolytes.
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What are the three main groups of plasma protein?
albumins, globulins and fibrinogen.
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Describe albumin
made in the liver and make a large contribution to the osmotic pressure of plasma.
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Describe globulins
proteins that transport lipids, steroid hormones and are important in blood clotting.
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Describe fibrinogen
made in the liver and is also important in blood clotting.
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Describe erythrocytes
They transport oxygen around the body. They are biconcave disks, this increases the surface area to volume ratio. Have a flexible plasma membrane, allowing them to fit into capillaries.
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Where do T lymphocytes go to mature?
the thymus
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What is HGF?
hematopoietic growth factors
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What does the spleen do?
filters and destroys Erythrocytes. convert the haem group into bilirubin
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What is anemia?
Is a decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
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