Blood Flashcards
What causes polycythemia?
Excessive erthrocytes
What is the treatment for hemophilia?
Transfusion of plasma or injections of missing clotting factor
What blood type in the universal recipient?
AB
What is the matrix of blood?
Plasma
What is hematopoiesis?
Blood formation occurs in the red bone marrow
Bleeding disorders often result from a lack of what vitamin?
Vitamin K
How are ABO blood groups determined?
A and B antigens or the red blood cells
What is agglutination?
The process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes rbcs to clamp
What type of antigents are on type O blood?
Type O blood has no antigens on the red blood cells
What is RhoGAM?
The immune serum used to prevent material sensitization to Rh antigens
What is an embolus?
A clot that breaks away from a vessel wall and circulates freely within the bloodstream
Which white blood cells are the most nemerous?
Neutrophils
