HEMA W2:2

Question 1

Helps in gas exchange through respiration
o Redcellsistheoneresponsibleincarrying
the oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 1

FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD

Question 2

• Delivers important nutrition needed
• Carries waste products to be excreted ○
  Particularly urine

Answer 2

Functions of Blood

Question 3

• Has a buffering action in maintaining the overall
  blood pH
• Transports hormones and acts in defense
  mechanism
• Participate in the coagulation assays especially
  of platelets and clotting factors

Answer 3

FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD

Question 4

form of tissue since it is composed of different type of cells plus some solutes that helps in performing its functions.

Answer 4

Blood

Question 5

one of the procedures being performed to separate the blood cells based on their Specific Gravity.

Answer 5

Centrifugation

Question 6

o Notvisibletothenakedeye
o Butforthelipidemicpatients,whohave
high lipids, it can be seen by the naked eye

Answer 6

1st Layer /Fatty layer

Question 7

serum OR plasma
o Liquid portion of the blood
o Plasmacontainsproteinsorsolutes

Answer 7

2nd Layer/55%

Question 8

buffy coat containing WBCs and platelets
o Colorwhite
o Surfacedinthemiddleoftheerythrocytes
(RBCs)

Answer 8

3rd layer (<1%)

Question 9

packed RBCs o Erythrocytes

Answer 9

4th layer (45%)

Answer 10

Plasma/Serum

Question 11

Made up of 90% water and 10% solutes that
carries and transports coagulation enzymes, proteins, lipids,hormones and responsible for nourishing blood cells

Answer 11

Plasma/Serum

Question 12

From unclotted blood
- Contains fibrinogen because there is no
consumption of fibrinogen
- EDTA - Anticoagulated Tube
- Comes from anticoagulated sample

Answer 12

Plasma

Question 13

From a clotted blood
No presence of fibrinogen because it is consumed for the clotting
SST (Serum Separator Tube) - thixotropic gel helps in clotting
Comes from non-anticoagulated sample

Answer 13

Serum

Question 14

Pale yellow

Answer 14

Normal

Question 15

slight hemolysis due to release of
hemoglobin

Answer 15

Pink

Question 16

gross hemolysis due to damage of red
cells and hemoglobin

Answer 16

Red

Question 17

icteric plasma due to
increased bilirubin; a form of hemolysis

Answer 17

Yellow brown

Question 18

Clear

Answer 18

Normal

Question 19

lipemic due to increased
triglycerides

Answer 19

Milky/Turbid

Question 20

Most abundant cell in blood tissue and has a
size of 7-8um

Answer 20

ERYTHROCYTES

Question 21

Appears as biconcave in
shape, salmon pink in
color and has has an
average size of 6- 8um

Answer 21

ERYTHROCYTES

Question 22

Discocyte shape

Answer 22

ERYTHROCYTES