Chapter 13: Blood

Question 1

Blood is what type of tissue?

Answer 1

Connective tissue with a fluid matrix

Question 2

What is blood’s main function?

Answer 2

Bloods main function is to serve as a transport medium

Question 3

Plasma

Answer 3

The clear, extracellular matrix of blood

Question 4

What are the components of plasma?

Answer 4

the main component of plasma is water and also contains clotting proteins(albumin)

Question 5

Plasma without the clotting proteins is called what?

Answer 5

Serum

Question 6

Erythrocytes

Answer 6

Red blood cells

Question 7

Leukocytes

Answer 7

White blood cells

Question 8

Hematocrit

Answer 8

The percentage of cells in a sample of blood

Question 9

Viscosity

Answer 9

How thick or sticky blood is

Question 10

Hemopoiesis

Answer 10

The production of blood

Question 11

What are the two types of Hemopoietic tissue?

Answer 11

Red bone marrow and Lymphatic tissue

Question 12

All blood cells can trace their beginnings to a specific type of bone marrow cell called what?

Answer 12

Stem cell, Pluripotent stem cell

Question 13

Erythropoiesis

Answer 13

The process of producing new erythrocytes, maintained through a negative feedback loop.

Question 14

Hemolysis

Answer 14

When the destruction of RBC’s becomes excessive

Question 15

What are the three types of Granulocytes?

Answer 15

Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils

Question 16

What are the two types of Agranulocytes?

Answer 16

Lymphocytes, monocytes

Question 17

Leukopenia

Answer 17

An abnormally low WBC count

Question 18

Leukocytosis

Answer 18

An elevated WBC count

Question 19

Hemostasis

Answer 19

Vascular spasm, formation of a platelet plug, and the formation of a clot.