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1
Q

what are the two main components of blood?

A

plasma and formed elements

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2
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What percentage of blood is plasma?

A

55%

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3
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What percentage of blood is formed elements?

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45%

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4
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What are erythrocytes?

A

red blood cells

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5
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What do erythrocytes do?

A

carry oxygen around the body

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6
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What is hemoglobin?

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An iron-containing protein on the erythrocyte that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide

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7
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Male Hematocrit

A

40%-50%

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8
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Female Hematocrit

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36%-44%

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9
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How much of the blood volume is erythrocytes?

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44%

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10
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What do platelets do?

A

clot blood

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11
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What percentage of blood is platelets?

A

1%

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12
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What are leukocytes?

A

white blood cells

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13
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What do leukocytes do?

A

play a role in the immune system

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14
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What percentage of blood is leukocytes?

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1%

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15
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Granulocytes

A

neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

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16
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Agranulocytes

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lymphocytes and monocytes

17
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What do monocytes turn into?

A

macrophages

18
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What are the three formed elements of blood?

A

erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets

19
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What do neutrophils do?

A

ingest and destroy bacteria

20
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What do eosinophils do?

A

parasitic worms and allergy response

21
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What do basophils do?

A

allergic response

22
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What do B lymphocytes do?

A

produce antibodies

23
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What do T lymphocytes do?

A

enhance aspects of immune system, destroy cancer cells, destroy cells infected with viruses

24
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What do monocytes do?

A

very active phagocytes

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