Chapter 21 - Blood Flashcards
1
Q
how much of blood is plasma
A
55%
2
Q
erythrocytes
A
- red blood cells
- lack nucleus
- transports 02
3
Q
leucocytes
A
- white blood cells
- have nucleous
- no hemoglobin
- 2 classes (granulocytes and agranulocytes)
4
Q
thrombocytes
A
platelet cells
5
Q
what is plasma
A
the watery portion of blood
6
Q
serum
A
plasma without proteins
7
Q
albumins
A
common plasma protein
8
Q
dark red blood means
A
not fully oxygenated
9
Q
bright red blood means
A
oxygenated
10
Q
hemoglobin
A
- can carry 4 oxygen
- 4 protein chains (globins)
- 2 alpha 2 beta
11
Q
erythrocyte life cycle
A
- 120 days/ 4months
- broken down in liver and spleen
12
Q
neutrophils
A
- granulocytes
- multilobed nucleus
- most common
13
Q
eosinophils
A
- granulocytes
- reddish orange
- try to fight parasites
14
Q
basophils
A
- granulocyte
- big spikey ball
- secrete histamine and heparin
15
Q
heparin
A
blood thinner
16
Q
monocytes
A
- agranulocyte
- big
- tranform into macrophages and phagocytize
17
Q
lymphocytes
A
- agranulocyte
- smallest
- round nucleus that takes up most of cytoplasm
- natural killer cell
18
Q
thrombocyte
A
- platlettes
- no nucleus
- form blood clots
- cell exploding fragments
19
Q
2 most commonly used blood type systems
A
- ABO/ type a,b or ab
- Rh/positive or negative
20
Q
blood types
A
- 32 different systems
- based on presence of antigens on surface of red blood cells
21
Q
ABO system
A
based on presence of surface antigens on RBC’s
22
Q
Rh typing
A
based on presence of Rh surface antigen
23
Q
hormones involved in hemopoiesis
A
- erythropoietin
- thrombopoietin
- colony
24
Q
functions of whole blood
A
- transportation
- regulation
- protection
25
plasma proteins
- albumins/ common
- globulins
- fibrinogen
- regulatory proteins
