Discuss blood as a connective tissue, and its functions. Be sure to use at least 4 anatomical and 4 physiological terms in your post. Give examples of diseases related to the function of blood.
According to our readings, blood is a connective tissue. Like all connective tissues, it is made up of cellular elements and an extracellular matrix. The cellular elements--referred to as the formed elements--include red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and cell fragments called platelets. The extracellular matrix, called plasma, makes blood unique among connective tissues because it is fluid. This fluid, which is mostly water, perpetually suspends the formed elements and enables them to circulate throughout the body within the cardiovascular system.
Red blood cells get their bright red color from a protein that allows them to carry oxygen from your lungs and deliver it to other tissues in your body (hemoglobin). Red blood cells are microscopic and have the shape of a flat disk or doughnut, which is round with an indentation in the center, but it isn't hollow. (Red blood cells, 2021)
Platelets are irregularly shaped. When damage to the vessels results in bleeding, blood platelets and certain proteins dissolved in the plasma, the fluid portion of the blood, interact to block the ruptured areas of the blood vessels involved. This protects the body from further blood loss. [5]
A WBCS is a cellular component of the blood Many types of WBCs protect the body from external threats, such as disease-causing bacteria that have entered the bloodstream in a wound. Other WBCs seek out and destroy internal threats, such as cells with mutated DNA that could multiply to become cancerous, or body cells infected with viruses. [4]
About 7 percent of the volume of plasma--nearly all that is not water--is made of proteins. These include several plasma proteins (proteins that are unique to the plasma), plus a much smaller number of regulatory proteins, including enzymes and some hormones.[19]
According to the study, Blood diseases and disorders a ect one or more parts of the blood and prevent your blood from doing its job. Many blood diseases and disorders are caused by genes. Common blood disorders include anemia and bleeding disorders such as hemophilia. Blood diseases. (2022) according to the research Hemophilia is a rare disorder in which the blood doesn't clot in the typical way because it doesn't have enough blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors). Hemophilia 2021
Serio's complications can result from bleeding into the joints,muscles, brain, or other internal organs. The major types of this condition are hemophilia A (also known as classic hemophilia or factor VIIl deficiency) and hemophilia B (also known as Christmas disease or factor IX deficiency). MedlinePlus gene cs. (2022)
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Hemophilia - symptoms and causes. (2021, October 7). Mayo Clinic.
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Red blood cells: Function & role. (2021). Cleveland Clinic.
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