ch 18 pt 4 anatomy

Question 1

What is leukopoiesis?

Answer 1

Production of leukocytes

Question 2

What does lymphoblasts mature into?

Answer 2

B-lymphoblasts and T-lymphoblasts

Question 3

What is T-lymph?

Answer 3

King of immune system

Question 4

What is thrombopoiesis?

Answer 4

Platelet production

Question 5

What is proplatelets?

Answer 5

Long extension from large cell

Question 6

What does erythrocytes lack of for hemoglobin?

Answer 6

Nucleus and cellular organelles

Question 7

What does erythrocytes transport?

Answer 7

Oxygen and carbon dioxide between tissues and lungs

Question 8

What is rouleau?

Answer 8

Can stack and line up in single file

Question 9

Termed oxygenated when maximally loaded with oxygen

Answer 9

Oxyhemoglobin

Question 10

Termed deoxygenated when some oxygen lost

Answer 10

Deoxyhemoglobin

Question 11

What does oxygen bind to in hemoglobin

Answer 11

Binds to iron ion and can bind 4 oxygen molecules

Question 12

What does carbon dioxide bind to in hemoglobin

Answer 12

Globin protein

Question 13

Explain EPO

Answer 13

Low oxygen detected in the kidney and sends out EPO to red bone marrow to increase oxygen levels

Question 14

What is transferrin (carrier protein)

Answer 14

Iron from hemoglobin transported to liver

Question 15

What is the 2 storage proteins?

Answer 15

Ferritin and hemosiderin

Question 16

What is B-lymph?

Answer 16

Plasma cells -> antibodies