Chapter 18 Blood

Question 1

What is the blood composition?

Answer 1

Question 2

What are the components of the blood plasma?

Answer 2

Question 3

What are the three major categories of plasma proteins? and their functions?

Answer 3

Question 4

What plasma protein is the most abundant, contributes to viscosity and osmolarity, and influences blood pressure, flow, and fluid balance?

Answer 4

Albumins

Question 5

provide immune system functions (antibodies)

Answer 5

Globulins

Question 6

precursor of fibrin threads that help form blood clots

Answer 6

fibrinogen

Question 7

identical to plasma except for the absence of fibrinogen

Answer 7

serum

Question 8

What are the properties of formed elements?

Answer 8

Question 9

What are the three classes of formed elements?

Answer 9

Question 10

Label the following formed elements

Answer 10

Question 11

What is hematopoiesis?

Answer 11

Question 12

What are hemocytoblasts? function? form?

Answer 12

Question 13

Explain the structure and characteristcs of a Erythrocyte

Answer 13

Question 14

What is the function of a erythrocyte?

Answer 14

Question 15

Describe the life history/ formation fo a RBC?

Answer 15

Question 16

What is erythropoietin and where is it released?

Answer 16

Question 17

What is the structure and function of a hemoglobulin?

Answer 17

binds reversibly with oxygen

Question 18

Explain the destruction of an erythrocyte

Answer 18

Question 19

antibody molecule binding to antigens, causes clumping of red blood cells

Answer 19

aggultination

Question 20

What is the universal donor?

Answer 20

Question 21

What is the universal recipient?

Answer 21

Question 22

Explain the Rh group

Answer 22

Question 23

What is the transfusion compatibility of different ABO groups?

Answer 23

Question 24

What are the different types of Leukocytes?and their abundance?

Answer 24

Question 25

What are the three Granulocytes and their functions?

Answer 25

Question 26

What are the two agranulocytes and their functions?

Answer 26

Question 27

Barely visible granules in cytoplasm; three- to five lobed nucleus

Answer 27

Neutrophils

Question 28

large rosy-orange granules; bilobed nucleus

Answer 28

Eosinophils

Question 29

large, abundant, violet granules (obscure a large S shaped nucleus)

Answer 29

Basophils

Question 30

variable amounts of bluish cytoplasm (scanty to abundant); ovoid/round, uniform dark violet nucleus

Answer 30

lymphocytes

Question 31

usually largest WBC; ovoid, kidney-, or horsehoe-shaped nucleus

Answer 31

monocytes

Question 32

Explain the components and importance of platelets

Answer 32

Question 33

Platelet formation

Answer 33

Thrombopoiesis

Question 34

Thrombopoiesis formation is regulated by_____

Answer 34

thrombopoietin

Question 35

The cessation of bleeding

Answer 35

Hemostasis

Question 36

What stops potential fatal leaks?

Answer 36

hemostasis

Question 37

excessive bleeding

Answer 37

hemorrhage

Question 38

What are the three hemostatic mechanisms?

Answer 38

Question 39

What plays an important role in all three hemostatic mechanisms?

Answer 39

platelets