Blood

Question 1

transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 1

erythrocyte

Question 2

phagocytize pathogens or debris

Answer 2

neutrophil

Question 3

kill parasitic worms; slightly phagocytic complex role in allergy and asthma

Answer 3

eosinophil

Question 4

release histamine and other mediations of inflammation; contain heparin, an anticoagulant

Answer 4

basophil

Question 5

mount immune response by direct cell attack or via antibody production

Answer 5

lymphocyte

Question 6

in tissues, develop into macrophages that phagocytize pathogens or debris

Answer 6

monocyte

Question 7

seal small tears in blood vessels; instrumental in blood clotting

Answer 7

platelets

Question 8

the events that occur to stop bleeding from a broken blood vessel

Answer 8

hemostasis

Question 9

steps of hemostasis are:

Answer 9

vascular spasm
platelet plug
coagulation

Question 10

what % of blood is erythrocytes

Answer 10

45%

Question 11

what % of blood is plasma

Answer 11

55%

Question 12

what is the composition of blood

Answer 12

erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets

Question 13

what is the amount of leukocytes in our blood per cubic mm of blood

Answer 13

4800-10,800

Question 14

the cells and cell fragments of the blood are

Answer 14

formed elements

Question 15

platelets are cell fragments of large multinucleate cells called __________ that are formed in the bone marrow

Answer 15

megakaryocytes

Question 16

a thin layer of white blood cells and platelets found in whole blood after centrifugation

Answer 16

buffy coat

Question 17

how do we evaluate hemoglobin

Answer 17

with a blood test, red blood cell count

Question 18

a normal coagulation time is

Answer 18

2-6 minutes

Question 19

is a system of blood classification based on the presence of specific glycoproteins on the outer surface of the RBC plasma membrane

Answer 19

blood typing

Question 20

a specific protein or carbohydrate marker found on the surface of red blood cells that determines a person’s blood type.

Answer 20

antigen

Question 21

a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign substances like bacteria and viruses and neutralizes them

Answer 21

antibody

Question 22

what does agglutination (clumping) tell you about blood typing

Answer 22

that the blood type doesn’t match

Question 23

is a major component of the smooth muscle plaques formed during atherosclerosis.
_______ in adults ranges from 130-200 mg per 100mL of plasma

Answer 23

cholesterol

Question 24

a group of soluble proteins that combine with and transport fat or other lipids in the blood

Answer 24

lipoprotein

Question 25

are in red blood cells and mainly carry oxygen and are tested to see how much oxygen is in your blood

Answer 25

hemoglobin

Question 26

is a molecule in the blood that carries oxygen throughout the body

Answer 26

oxyhemoglobin