Hematology & Lymph

Question 1

what type of tissue is Blood?

Answer 1

Liquid connective tissue

Question 2

What are the three general functions of Blood?

Answer 2

1. Transportation
2. Regulation
3. Protection

Question 3

What is the transportation function of blood?

Answer 3

• Transports blood and oxygen
• Carries nutrients from GI tract to body.
• Heat and waste away from cells
• Hormones from endocrine glands

Question 4

What is the regulation function of blood?

Answer 4

• Regulates PH of blood.
• Regulate heat
• Blood osmotic pressure

Question 5

what is the protection function of blood?

Answer 5

• Blood clots (prevent blood loss)
• WBC’s against disease
• Contain additional proteins to protect from disease

Question 6

How do WBC’s protect against disease?

Answer 6

By carrying on phagocytosis and producing proteins called antibodies.

Question 7

what additional proteins does blood contain that protect against disease?

Answer 7

Interferons and complement’s

Question 8

What is the temperature of blood?

Answer 8

38C (100.4F)

Question 9

Is blood alkaline or acidic?

Answer 9

Alkaline

Question 10

What is the PH range of blood?

Answer 10

7.35-7.45%

Question 11

How mych of total body weight does blood constitute?

Answer 11

8%

Question 12

What is the blood volume of an adult male?

Answer 12

5-6 Liters

Question 13

What is the blood volume of an adult Female?

Answer 13

4-5 Liters

Question 14

What two portions is blood composed of?

Answer 14

1. Blood Plasma
2. Formed elements

Question 15

What is blood plasma?

Answer 15

liquid extracellular matrix that contains dissolved substances.

Question 16

What are Formed Elements?

Answer 16

Cells and cell fragments

Question 17

How much of the blood is composed of “Formed Elemets”?

Answer 17

45%

Question 18

What makes up the “formed elements?”

Answer 18

Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells/platelets

Question 19

How much of formed elements does red blood cells make up?

Answer 19

99%

Question 20

How much of formed elements does white blood cells nad platelets make up?

Answer 20

1%

Question 21

How much of the blood is made up of plasma?

Answer 21

55%

Question 22

What is “hematocrit”?

Answer 22

The percentage of total blood volume occupied by red blood cells.

Question 23

What is the normal range of Hematocrit for Males?

Answer 23

42-52%

Question 24

What is the normal range of Hematorcrit for Females?

Answer 24

37-47%

Question 25

What is the "buffy coat"?

Answer 25

Made up of white blood cells and platelets (<1% of total blood volume)

Question 26

How much of blood plasma is made up of water?

Answer 26

91.5%

Question 27

How much of blood plasma is made up of proteins?

Answer 27

7%

Question 28

How much of blood plasma is made up of solutes other than proteins?

Answer 28

1.5%

Question 29

where are proteins in blood mainly synthesized?

Answer 29

the liver

Question 30

what is the most plentiful plasma protein?

Answer 30

Albumins?

Question 31

How much of the plasma protein do "albumins" make up?

Answer 31

54%

Question 32

Red blood cells are also called what?

Answer 32

erythrocytes

Question 33

What is the oxygen-carrying protein contained in red blood cells?

Answer 33

hemoglobin

Question 34

How much carbdon dioxide does hemoglobin transport?

Answer 34

23%

Question 35

A healthy adult male has how many RBC's of blood?

Answer 35

5.4 million RBC/micro liters

Question 36

A healthy adult female has how many RBC's of blood?

Answer 36

4.8 million RBC/micro liters

Question 37

Do to the wear and tear on their plasma membrane as the squeeze through blood capillaries, how long do red blood cells live?

Answer 37

Only about 120 days

Question 38

What is the normal range of White blood cells?

Answer 38

5,000-10,000 microliters

Question 39

How long do white blood cells live?

Answer 39

a few hours to a few days

Question 40

What is the purpose of white blood cells?

Answer 40

Combat pathogens and other foreign substances that enter the body

Question 41

What are White blood cells also called?

Answer 41

Leukocytes

Question 42

what are white blood cells classified as?

Answer 42

Granular or agranular

Question 43

Are Neutrophils granular or agranular?

Answer 43

granular

Question 44

How much of white blood cells do neutrophils make up?

Answer 44

50-70%

Question 45

what are neutrophils function?

Answer 45

Phagocytosis - destroy bacteria with lysozymes, defensins and strong oxidants.

Question 46

Are Eosinophils granular or agranular?

Answer 46

granular

Question 47

How much of white blood cells do Eosinophils make up?

Answer 47

1-5%

Question 48

What are the functions of Eosinophils?

Answer 48

Supresses effects of histamine in allergic reactions. Phagocytizes antigen-antibody complexes and destroys certain parasitic worms.

Question 49

Are basophils granular or agranular?

Answer 49

Granular

Question 50

How much of white blood cells do Basophils make up?

Answer 50

0-1%

Question 51

What is the function of Basophils?

Answer 51

releases heparin, histamine, and serotonin that intensifies the inflammatory response in allergic reactions.

Question 52

What cells are lymphocytes?

Answer 52

T cells, B cells and natural killer cells

Question 53

are lymphocytes granular or agranular?

Answer 53

Agranular

Question 54

How much of white blood cells do lymphocytes make up?

Answer 54

20-40%