Chapter 6: Disorder of Blood

Question 1

What is the meaning of blood disorders?

Answer 1

They are conditions that impair the formation and function of red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets.

Question 2

Explanation of Iron-Deficiency Anemia:

Answer 2

Without sufficient iron, blood cannot produce enough of the substance in red blood cells to carry oxygen effectively.

Question 3

Explanation of Sickle Cell Anemia:

Answer 3

Red blood cells change their shape from a normal disc shape to a crescent, or sickle, shape. These cells are no longer flexible and burst apart as they move through blood vessels.

Question 4

Explanation of Pernicious Anemia:

Answer 4

Decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the intestines cannot properly absorb vitamin B12

Question 5

Explanation of Leukemia:

Answer 5

A type of cancer where the bone marrow produce abnormal white blood cells that don’t function properly.

Question 6

Explain Sepsis:

Answer 6

A life threatening condition that occurs when the body has a overwhelming immune response to an infectious organism that has entered the bloodstream.