Blood Study Guide

Question 0

WBC

Answer 0

White blood cells

Question 1

Formed elements

Answer 1

Cellular elements in blood

Question 2

RBC

Answer 2

Red blood cells

Question 3

Platelets

Answer 3

Cell fragments that clot the blood

Question 4

Plasma

Answer 4

The liquid part of blood

Question 5

Functions of blood

Answer 5

Deliver oxygen and nutrients, to remove waste, to protect against disease

Question 6

Hematocrit

Answer 6

Measures the RBCs in the blood

Question 7

PVC

Answer 7

Packet cell volume, the ratio of WBCs to RBCs

Question 8

Characteristics of blood

Answer 8

Bright and dark red, sticky, can be thick

Question 9

Marrow

Answer 9

Inside liquid of a bone. Produces the red blood cells

Question 10

Erythrocytes

Answer 10

Red blood cells, carry oxygen, 5.4 million per microliter of blood,

Question 11

Hemoglobin

Answer 11

The protein of iron in the blood

Question 12

Anemia

Answer 12

Deficiency in the RBCs

Question 13

Sickle cell anemia

Answer 13

When the cells turn into a sickle shape so they carry less oxygen

Question 14

Leukocyte

Answer 14

Protects against disease, they are more sparse then RBCs, much larger than RBCs, there are five different type s

Question 15

Leukemia

Answer 15

Cancer of the WBCs

Question 16

Lymphoma

Answer 16

A cancerous tumor of the nodes in the body

Question 17

Thrombocytes

Answer 17

Platelets, 55-100 per diameter, provide clotting, small

Question 18

Hemophilia

Answer 18

Very limited amount of platelets in the body