Blood (Chapter 12)

Question 1

What are the functions of erythrocytes?

Answer 1

Transports oxygen

Question 2

What is the function of leukocytes?

Answer 2

Helps maintain the body’s immune system

Question 3

What is the function of plasma?

Answer 3

Contains proteins that help blood to clot, transport substances through the blood

Question 4

What is the function of platelets?

Answer 4

Prevents bleeding

Question 5

What are the proteins in plasma?

Answer 5

Albumins, globulins and fibrinogen

Question 6

What Is the function of albumins?

Answer 6

Helps maintain osmotic pressure

Question 7

What Is the function of globulins?

Answer 7

Transport lipids and vitamins

Question 8

What Is the function of fibrinogen?

Answer 8

Blood clotting and coagulation

Question 9

What are characteristics of red blood cells?

Answer 9

• biconcave disk
• discard nuclei
• can’t reproduce

Question 10

Where are red blood cells produced?

Answer 10

In red bone marrow

Question 11

Where are old blood cells disposed?

Answer 11

Liver and spleen

Question 12

What are the 5 types of white blood cells?

Answer 12

Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes

Question 13

What is the most and least common type of white blood cells?

Answer 13

Neutrophils- most

Basophils- least

Question 14

What is the function of neutrophils?

Answer 14

eat small particles and bacteria

Question 15

What is the function of eosinophils?

Answer 15

Kills parasites and remove chemicals

Question 16

What is the function of basophils?

Answer 16

Release histamine to increase blood flow

Question 17

What is the function of monocytes?

Answer 17

eat large particles

Question 18

What is the function of lymphocytes?

Answer 18

Provides immunity

Question 19

What is hemostasis?

Answer 19

The stoppage of bleeding

Question 20

What order does blood coagulation, blood vessel spasm and platelet plug occur during hemostasis?

Answer 20

Blood vessel spasm
Platelet plug formation
Blood coagulation

Question 21

What is a thrombosis?

Answer 21

A clot that forms abnormally in a vessel

Question 22

What are antigens?

Answer 22

Protein molecules on the surface of a cell membrane

Question 23

What are antibodies?

Answer 23

Proteins that circulate in the plasma

Question 24

What is agglutination?

Answer 24

Clumping of red blood cells after a bad Transfusion caused by antigens binding with antibodies from transfused blood

Question 25

What antigens and antibodies does type A type B type ABand type O have? What blood types can the receive from?

Answer 25

Type A- A antigens and anti-B antibodies
*receive from A or O
Type B- B antigens and anti A antibodies
* receive from B or O
Type O- neither A or B antigens but both A and B antibodies
* receive from O
Type AB- A and B antigens and no antibodies
*receive from A,B,AB or O

Question 26

How are blood types negative?

Answer 26

Th antigen isn’t present

Question 27

Who is the universal recipient and the universal donor?

Answer 27

Recipient- AB

donor- O

Question 28

What are the functions of blood?

Answer 28

Delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells, transports waste from cells and maintains homeostatis

Question 29

What are thrombocytes?

Answer 29

Platelets

Question 30

How long do erythrocytes live for?

Answer 30

120 days