Chapter 21: Blood

Question 1

T/F. Red blood cells do not go through mitosis

Answer 1

True.

Question 2

What is serum?

Answer 2

Plasma w/out clotting factors

Question 3

Red blood cells
Lack nucleus
Biconcave disc
cytoplasm is packed with hemoglobin
carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
life span is 20 days

Answer 3

erythrocytes

Question 4

Erythrocytes: Antigen A
Plasma: Anti-B antibodies
Blood Type:?

Answer 4

Type A

Question 5

Erythrocytes: Antigen B
Plasma: Anti-A antibodies
Blood Type:?

Answer 5

Type B

Question 6

Erythrocytes: Antigens A and B
Plasma: Neither Anti-A nor Anti-B antibodies
Blood Type:?

Answer 6

Type AB

Question 7

Erythrocytes: Neither antigen A nor B
Plasma: Both Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies
Blood Type:?

Answer 7

Type O

Question 8

What organ removes worn out cells?

Answer 8

Spleen

Question 9

agglutination reaction

Answer 9

clumping of blood

-block blood flow

Question 10

active immunity

Answer 10

you made the antibodies

Question 11

passive immunity

Answer 11

you didn’t make them you were given tehm

Question 12

LIfe span of platelets is?

Answer 12

5 to 9 days

Question 13

Hemostasis

Answer 13

Formation of blood clot

Question 14

What digests clot?

Answer 14

Plasmin

Question 15

Platelets

Answer 15

cell fragments

help initiate blood clotting

Question 16

Hemopoiesis

Answer 16

Blood cell production

Question 17

Fibrin

Answer 17

Makes blood clots