What kind of tissue is blood?
specialized connective tissue
Functions of blood
transportation, protection, regulation
composition of blood
plasma, wbc, rbc
blood liquid matrix
plasma
rbc also called
erythrocytes
rbc function
transport oxygen from the lungs to cells
rbc structure
hemoglobin structure
hormone that stimulates RBC production
erythropoietin
WBC aka
leukocytes
WBC functions
house keeping
immune cells
Two groups of WBC
granulocytes and agranulocytes
Granulocytes
agranulocytes
monocytes
lymphocytes
neutrophils
eosinophils
contains toxins against parasitic worms
basiphils
releases histamine, which attracts WBC to site of inflammation
monocytes
lymphocytes
specific immunity cells
B cells; T cells
blood types
A, B, AB, O
Rh factor
Rh- (recessive)
Rh+ (dominant)