Cardiovascular system Q's Flashcards
T/F Formed elements are a constituent of plasma
False
Water, __________, nutrients and gases are all elements of plasma
Protein
T/F Red blood cells have a spheroidal shape
False
T/F The average life of an erythrocyte is 120 days
True
T/F Most adults have around 5 million RBC’s/uL of blood
True
__________________ has an Fe2+ at the center of it’s heme group
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is converted to _______________ and then to _______________
biliverdin; bilirubin
Granulocytes, Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, agranulocytes & granulocytes are all part of ___________________
WBC’s/Leukocytes
T/F WBC’s have nuclei and RBC’s do not
True
WBC’s have _______ antigen and RBC’s do not
MHC
T/F WBC’s can leave the blood cell but RBC’s can not
True
The differential count of a person suffering from both allergies and parasitic worms would probably reveal elevated #’s of __________ & ___________
Eosinophils & basophils
___________ stop bleeding by plugging holes in blood vessels, release chemicals that make blood clots & are cell fragments rather than in tact cells
Platelets/Thrombocytes
__________ is a condition of an inability of blood to carry oxygen or deficiency of iron in diet
Anemia
The heart lies within the ________________
mediastinum
