Blood Lesson Plan
Blood Lecture Notes
Functions of Blood (3 main)
• Transportation cell
• Body regulator
• Protection
Composition of Blood
• Plasma
• “Formed elements”
Plasma (~55% of total blood volume)
• Composition
o Water (~92% of total plasma volume)
o Proteins (~7% of total plasma volume)
▪ Albumin
▪ Globulin
▪ Fibrinogen
▪ ALL PLASMA PROTEINS ARE PRODUCED BY THE LIVER
▪ Serum is plasma without the clotting protein fibrinogen
o Other solutes (~1% of total plasma volume)
▪ If waste percentage is high in a person’s body, there is a very good chance there is a problem with that person’s kidneys
Formed Elements (~45% of total blood volume; 3 types)
• Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
o Properties
o Hemoglobin properties
o Stages of the formation of new red blood cells (erythropoiesis)
▪ In bone marrow:
▪ In circulation:
o Clot formation steps—called hemostasis (3 steps)
▪ Vasoconstriction of the arteries
▪ Platelet plug
▪ Fibrin clot
• Platelets
o Properties
• White blood cells (Leucocytes)—three classes of WBC’s
o Granulocytes (3 types)
▪ Types and function
o Monocytes
▪ Types and function
o Lymphocytes (2 types)
▪ Types and function
Normal Blood Cell Counts
• Hematocrit (% of red blood cells compared to total sample volume—also called the “packed cell volume”
• Red blood cell count
• Reticulocyte count
• Platelet count
• White blood cell count
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