Ch.19- Blood Flashcards
What is found at the core of the hemoglobin?⭐️
Iron
Average life span of RBC circulating in the blood⭐️
120 days
What is stationary and can cause DVT(deep vein thrombosis)⭐️
Thrombocytes
What travels and can cause PE(pulmonary Embolism)⭐️
Embolus
How to tell if someone has jaundice⭐️
Yellow sclera
The 5 types of WBCs from Most abundant to Least Abundant(NLMEB)⭐️
Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils
Which plasma protein is used to stabilize blood clots?⭐️
Fibrinogen
Active form of fibrinogen⭐️
Fibrin
Most abundant protein in PLASMA⭐️
Albumins
Mature erythrocytes do not have nucleus but have…
Hemoglobin
Globulins are immunoglobulins. What is another term for immunoglobulin⭐️
Antibodies
Albumins, alpha and beta globulins, and fibrinogens are produced by what⭐️
Liver
If we lack iron, will it effect oxygen?⭐️
Yes
What shape is a mature RBC?⭐️
Biconcave disc ♾️
Gamma globulins (immunoglobulins) are produced by…⭐️
White Blood Cells
What makes up the formed elements⭐️
RBC(erythrocytes), WBC(leukocytes), & Thrombocytes
T & B cells are made in…⭐️
The bone
The largest portion of plasma is..⭐️
Water
What is the term for the process of blood cell production⭐️
Hematopoiesis
What is the precursor cell to red blood cells⭐️
Proerythrocytes
What is the precursor cell to platelets (thrombocytes)⭐️
Megakaryocytes
What is the precursor cell to the 3 granulocytes⭐️
Myeloblasts
What is the precursor cell to monocytes⭐️
Monoblasts
What is the precursor cell to lymphocytes⭐️
Lymphoblasts
ToF: A mature red blood cell has no nucleus or organelles but is instead filled with hemoglobin⭐️
True
What is erythropoiesis⭐️
RBC production
Does fetal or adult Hb have a higher affinity for oxygen
Fetal Hb