Physiology and Anatomy of Blood - An-Najah National University

Physiology and Anatomy of Blood

Prepared by Dr. Naim Kittana, PhD

An-Najah National University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Disclosure

? The material and the illustrations are adopted from the textbook "Human Anatomy and Physiology / Ninth edition/ Eliane N. Marieb 2013"

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Blood

Artery White blood cells

Platelets

Red blood cells

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Functions of Blood

? Deliver O2 ? Remove metabolic wastes ? Maintain temperature, pH, and fluid volume ? Protection from blood loss- platelets ? Prevent infection- antibodies and WBC ? Transport hormones

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Blood Composition

? Hematocrit: % of erythrocytes volume to the total blood volume. ? Normal hematocrit values in healthy males is 47% ? 5% and in females

it is 42% ? 5% ? Normal pH between 7.35 and 7.45

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