Blood Quiz Review (Platelets/ Plasma)

F: Hemostasis – to stop the flow of blood

Process- Coagulation

- Platelets touch damaged blood vessel → enlarge & become sticky → form a plug

Clotting due to platelets activating the clotting cascade

Clotting cascade results in fibrin forming the clot

Blood cell formation

Hemocytoblast (stem cell) divides, specializes and differentiates

• F: Transporting nutrients, gases, hormones, wastes
• Regulation of fluid & electrolyte balance
• Maintaining pH of blood and interstitial spaces/ cells

92% water, 8% dissolved substances

maintain fluid balance & transport insoluble molecules

Immune system antibodies

Clotting factor

Stored energy source; found in adipocytes

Cell membrane structure; found in all cells

Assists in transporting lipids through blood; found in cell membranes, sex hormones, bile