Chapter 13 Flashcards
Purpose of blood
Transportation Oxyygen Nutrients Wastes Hormones and drugs Proteins
What shape are RBCs?
Biconcave
Blood cells form in red bone marrow
Hematopoeisis
How is red bone marrow stimulated?
By growth factors
What are the 5 types of leukocytes?
Basophil Eosinophil Neutrophil Lymphocytes Monocytes
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Basophil
Eosinophil
Neutrolphil
Mononuclear leukocytes
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Which leukocyte increases with allergies?
Basophil
Which leukocyte increases with allergies and parasitic infection?
Eosinophil
Which leukocyte is first on the scene of a bacterial infection?
Neutrophil
Which leukocyte can repair tissues, make antibodies, and contains lymph tissue and T+B cells?
Lymphocytes
Which leukocyte is the largest, becomes a macrophage in body tissue, and is second on the scene?
Monocyte
What from the kidneys stimulate red bone marrow to form?
Erythropoietin
What gives stool its brown color?
Bile
What becomes platelet fragments?
Megakaryocyte