Chapter 18

The clear fluid obtained when the erythrocytes and fibrin clot are removed from a blood sample

The fluid portion of the circulating blood in which the cellular elements are suspended

A blood clot formed in a vessel or a heart chamber

A clot of blood or other material that obstructs a blood vessel

Water: 92% Proteins: 90% of solids are proteins Non-protein organic matter: 1.5% Inorganic Matter: 0.8%

Albumin: majority. Carrier. Large capacity low affinity Fibrinogen: helps with clotting Globulins: alpha and beta are carriers, gamma is antibodies

Maintaining osmotic pressure carriers Immune function

Lipids: nutritive substance Glucose: energy source Cholesterol Hormones and enzymes: digestive process Non protein nitrogenous material

Chlorides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates all form to make salts Function: maintain proper ph Buffers Osmotic pressure Cell metabolism

• Thrombokinase activated • Thrombokinase+calcium+prothrombin = thrombin • thrombin+fibrinogen=fibrin (clot)…protein

Produced by liver and basophils Heparin: WBC, produced by liver, inhibits clotting Citrates&oxalates:cheating agents…tie up mineral (calcium) stops thrombin formation Dicoumarol: mold off sweet clover…interferes with production of prothrombin…prevents clots

Clot framing within a vessel

Process of clot forming in vessel

Clot is relocated from original position

Act of clot moving around