Lab 1: Blood Flashcards
Blood is a ____ tissue.
connective
Cells formed in red bone marrow from _______ are called hemocytoblasts.
hematopoietic stem cells
Cells suspended in liquid matrix are called ____.
plasma
If clotting factors are removed from the liquid it is then called a ____.
serum
_____ contains formed elements and plasma which can be separated using a centrifuge.
whole blood
Heavier components of blood are spun to the _____ of the tube.
bottom
The _____ contains both white blood cells and platelets
buffy coat
Erythorcytes are ____.
red blood cells.
Leukocytes are _____.
white blood cells
____ transport gases between the body cells and the lungs.
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes protect against ____.
disease
Thrombocytes are ____.
platelets
Thrombocytes help _____.
form clots
______ have the shape of bioconcave discs.
erythrocytes
Hemoglobin in erythrocytes carry ______ and ______.
oxygen and carbon dioxide
Hemoglobin in erythrocytes gives blood it’s ____.
color
The life span of an erythrocytes is ___.
120 days
Two major categories of leukocytes are _____ and ____.
granulocytes
agranulocytes
Granulocytes have large ____ in the cytoplasm.
granules
Agranulocytes have small ____ which can’t be seen.
granules
Leukocytes differ in ___, shape of nucleus, staining characteristics, and granular appearance of the cytoplasm.
size
_____ are proteins on the surface of the blood cell.
Antigens
_____ are proteins floating around in the plasma/serum that reacts with antigens.
Antibodies