blood

Question 1

what are the blood’s main functions?

Answer 1

transport oxygen, nutrias, remove waste, body defense, immune system, and maintain homeostasis

Question 2

how much blood does an adult body have?

Answer 2

5 liters of blood

Question 3

what is left after cells have been removed from blood?

Answer 3

plasma

Question 4

what is erythropoietin?

Answer 4

a hormone from the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells in the red bone marrow

Question 5

what is ferritin?

Answer 5

stored iron in the liver, blood, and other tissues

Question 6

what is iron overload?

Answer 6

hemochromatosis

Question 7

what happens in iron overload?

Answer 7

large amounts of hemosiderin accumulate in organs and can cause serious organ damage

Question 8

what can cause jaundice?

Answer 8

destruction of RBCs cause elevated bilirubin

Question 9

what is leukopoiesis?

Answer 9

production of white blood cells.

Question 10

what are the five types of leukocytes?

Answer 10

neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes