6 Body-fluid-Blood PDF
6 Body-fluid-Blood PDF
6 Body-fluid-Blood PDF
Body fluid
• The water and dissolved solutes throughout the body constitute the body fluid .
Blood
• Blood is a specialized mature liquid
connective tissue.
• Total blood volume- 6ltr
• pH of blood- 7.4(slightly alkaline)
• Specific gravity- 1.055
• Location- circulatory system
Blood plasma
• Straw colored fluid
• Water content-91.5%
• Solute content -8.5%
• Solutes contain proteins, electrolytes, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, gases, waste
products ( urea, uric acid, creatinine, ammonia, bilirubin)
• Proteins found in plasma- plasma protein
• Plasma proteins are synthesized by hepatocytes
• They are albumin, globulin, fibrinogen
• Albumin- smallest proteins, maintains osmotic pressure of blood
• Globulin- large proteins, produce immunoglobins to attack against bacteria & virus
• Fibrinogen- large proteins, helps in coagulation of blood