Basic facts about blood
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| Where does blood come from? | The stem cells of bone marrow.
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| How much blood does the average adult have? | 5-6 liters
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| True or False; Blood has two parts. | True; Plasma & The Formed Elements
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| What Is the liquid part of blood called? | Plasma
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| What is the cellular part of blood called? | The formed elements.
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| What is the percentage of plasma in blood? | 55%
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| 45% of blood consists of..... | The formed elements.
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| Plasma consists of... | Gases, amino acids, sugars, h2o, hormones, vitamens, minerals, protiens, electrolytes & urea.
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| What are the formed elements? | Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, & Thrombocytes
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| Red Blood Cells are called? | Erythrocytes
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| Platelets are known as... | Thrombocytes
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| White Blood Cells are called? | Leukocytes
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| What is hemoglobin? | An oxygen carrying protein.
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| Which formed element contains hemoglobin? | Erythrocytes
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| Before the erthrocyte matures, it enters the blood as? | An immature reticulocyte.
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| How long does it take an immature reticulocyte to mature into an erythocyte? | About 1-2 days.
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| How many erythrocytes are there per micro liter of blood in an adult? | 4.2 to 6.2 million
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| 120 days is the normal life span of which formed element. | Erythrocytes
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| What is the main function of a Leukocytes? | To provide the body protection against infections.
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| Leukocytes are also known as? | White blood cells.
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| For an adult, how many white blood cells are there per micro liter of blood? | 5,000 to 10,000
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| What is Leukocytosis? | An increase in white blood cells; as seen in infections & leukemia.
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| A decrease in white blood cells is known as? | Leukopenia; seen in cases of viral infections & chemotherapy.
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| Thrombocytes are also called? | Platelets
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| Thrombocytes are small irregular shaped packets of? | Cytoplasm
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| Platelets are formed in the bone marrow from? | Megakaryocytes
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| What are Thrombocytes essential for? | Blood coagulation
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| What is blood coagulation? | Blood clotting
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| The average number of platelets is? | 140,000 to 440,000 per micro liter of blood.
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| Which formed element has a life span of 9 to 12 days? | Thrombocytes
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| How many types of white blood cells are there? | Five
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| Name the different types of Leukocytes. | Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, & Basophils
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| The most numerous white blood cell comprising 40-60% of the population is? | Neutrophils
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| What are phagocytic cells? | Cells that engulf and digest bacteria.
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| Which white blood cell is phagocytic? | Neutrophils
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| This white blood cell is often the first to appear on the scene. | Neutrophils
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| Neutrophils numbers increase in what type of infection? | Bacterial Infection
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| Lymphocytes, the second most numerous white blood cell comprise what percentage of the WBC population? | 20 to 40%
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| Which white blood cell plays a roll in immunity? | Lymphocytes
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| This white blood cells number increases in viral infections. | Lymphocytes
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| A white blood cell that accounts for 0-1% of the population. | Basophils
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| This white blood cell carries a histamine that is released in allergic reactions. | Basophils
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| Eosinophils are active against... | Anti-body labeled foreign molecules.
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| Eosinophils represent what percent of the white blood cell population? | 1-3%
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| Eosinophlis numbers are increased in.... | Allergies, skin infections, and parasitic infections.
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| They are monocytes while circulating in the blood, once it passes into tissue they transform into.... | Macrophages and become powerful phagocytes.
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| The largest white blood cell. | Monocytes
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| Monocytes percentage in the white blood cells. | 3-8%
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| The smallest formed element. | Platelets
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| Monocytes numbers increase in what type of infections? | Intracellular infections & tuberculosis.
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