Chapter 16

Question 1

What system is the blood apart of?

Answer 1

Cardiovascular system

Question 2

Is blood a connective tissue?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What is the matrix of blood?

Answer 3

ground substance, fibers, specialized cells.

Question 4

What are the special cells of blood?

Answer 4

erythrocytes, platelets, leukocytes

Question 5

What is the job of the leukocyte?

Answer 5

Fight infection.

Question 6

What is the job of the erythrocyte?

Answer 6

transport O2.

Question 7

What do platelets do for us?

Answer 7

Clot our blood.

Question 8

Whole blood is made up of what and how much of each?

Answer 8

plasma 55% and formed elements 45%

Question 9

What is plasma composted of? How much of each?

Answer 9

Plasma proteins 7%: Albumins 60%, Globulins 35%, Fiberingen 4%
Other solutes 1%: Electrolytes, Organic Nutrients, Organic Waste
Regular Proteins 1%
Water 92%

Question 10

Immunoglobins =

Answer 10

antibodies

Question 11

What is the main organic nutrient (power house) of plasma?

Answer 11

glucose

Question 12

What is the most abundant formed element of blood?

Answer 12

Erythrocytes 99.9% (there are about 5 million found in one sample

Question 13

Are erythrocytes nucleated or a-nucleated?

Answer 13

A-nucleated

Question 14

How long is a erythrocytes life span?

Answer 14

100 to 120 days.

Question 15

What is the most abundant molecule in an erythrocyte?

Answer 15

Hemoglobin

Question 16

Is a hemoglobin a protein?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

How many O2 molecules can hemoglobin transport?

Answer 17

4

Question 18

O2 helps us produce what?

Answer 18

Energy in the form of ATP

Question 19

What does the low number of erythrocytes mean?

Answer 19

anemia

Question 20

Names the anemias and if you can remember what causes them?

Answer 20

sickled cell
iron defiance
Hemorrhage (bleeding out)
Aplastic (red blood cells are not being made)
Hemolytic (RBC's are being destroyed)
*****Pernicious (lack of B12)*******

Question 21

An increase in erythrocytes is called?

Answer 21

polycythemia (this is a cancer)

Question 22

How is polycythemia taken care of?

Answer 22

By taking multiple samples of blood to keep erythrocytes down.

Question 23

What is another name for white blood cells?

Answer 23

Leukocytes

Question 24

Do leukocytes have a nucleus?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

How many categories can leukocytes be divided into? What are they?

Answer 25

Two - Granulocytes - Agranulocytes

Question 26

Name all the Granulocytes.

Answer 26

Neutrophil, Basophil, Eosinophil

Question 27

Name all the agranulocytes.

Answer 27

Lymphocytes, Monocytes

Question 28

What is the first leukocyte on scene? Are they a phagocyte?

Answer 28

Neutrophil! Yes, they are a phagocyte.

Question 29

Identify this leukocyte: The patient has an increased number w/an acute infection. There is a lot of pus! Which leukocyte am i?

Answer 29

Neutrophil!

Question 30

Identify this leukocyte: I have a bilobed nucleus. The patient will have an increased number of me when they have a parasite or an allergic reaction! Which leukocyte am i?

Answer 30

Eosinophil!

Question 31

Identify this leukocyte: I have a histamine! I am mediate for inflammatory response. Which leukocyte am i?

Answer 31

Basophil!

Question 32

Identify the leukocyte: I have a big nucleus, and I am found mostly in lymphatic tissue. I also have T-cells and B-cells. Which leukocyte am I?

Answer 32

Lymphocyte

Question 33

Identify the leukocyte: I am the largest leukocyte. There will be an increased number of me with chronic infection. I am the last on site, some call me the clean up crew. Which leukocyte am I?

Answer 33

Monocyte

Question 34

True or false: Only white blood cells can leave blood vessels and enter tissue?

Answer 34

TRUE

Question 35

What do you call an increase number in leukocytes?

Answer 35

Leukocytosis

Question 36

What do you call a decrease in leukocytes?

Answer 36

Leukopenia

Question 37

What do you call an EXTREME increase in leukocytes?

Answer 37

Leukemia

Question 38

Megakaryocytic differentiate into what?

Answer 38

Platelets

Question 39

Name the clotting phases.

Answer 39

1. Vascular phase: Smooth muscle contracts, and the hole gets smaller. 2. Platelet phase: Plugs hole 3. Coagulation Phase: Prothrombinase > Prothrombin > Thrombin > Fibrinogen > Fibrin

Question 40

True of false: If you have a low number of platelets you will have spontaneous bleeding.

Answer 40

True