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blood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what kind of tissue is blood considered | connective |
| 3 functions of blood | transportation,regulation,protection |
| how does blood protect the body | carries the cells and antibodies of the imune system that protect against pathogens,blood clots to prevent blood loss |
| liquid portion of blood | plasma |
| another name for red blood cells | erythrocytes |
| type of blood cell that is the most numerous in the body | red blood cells |
| another name for white blood cells | leukocytes |
| cell fragments that partcipate in blood clotting | platelets(thrombocytes) |
| what makes up 90% of blood | water |
| 4 types of plasma proteins | albumin,clotting factors,antibodies,compliment |
| the most abundent plasma protien | albumin |
| the main carbohydrate in plasma | glucose |
| where are all the bloods formed elements produced | red bone marrow |
| what type of blood cell lacks nucleus | erythrocytes |
| what protein binds to oxygen in red blood cells | hemoglobin |
| what element is needed to form hemoglobin | oxygen |
| what is the average # of erythrocytes per microliter of blood | 4.5-5million |
| what hormone released by the kidneys stimulates red blood cell production | erythropoietin |
| what is the average # of leukocytes per microliter of blood | 5.000-10.000 |
| what is the most abundent type of leukocyte | neutrophil |
| how are granucytes named | they show visible granules in the cytoplasm when stained |
| what are band cells | stab or staff cells |
| what is the largest type of agranulocyte | monocytes |
| 2 types of leukocytes that partcipate in phagocytosis | nuetrophils,monocytes |
| what type of cells do macrophages develope from | monocytes |
| what are plazma cells | lymphocytes become plasma cells, active in production of circulating antibodies needed for immunity |
| what kind of cell are platelets released from | megakaryocytes |
| hemostasis | process that prevents blood loss from the circulation when a blood vestle is ruptured by an injury |
| 3 steps in hemostasis | contraction of smooth muscle is blood vestle wall,formation of platelett plug,formation of blood clot |
| vasoconstriction | reduction in the diameter of a vessel |
| hemorage | loss of blood through excessive bleeding |
| transfusion | adminastration of blood from another person to the vein of the paitient |
| what has happened when a cell has hemolyzed | red cells of donors blood rupture and release there hemoglobin |
| what is found in plasma that can react w antigens to cause a reaction | antibodies |
| agglutination | clumping of cells due to a antigen antibody reaction |
| which blood type is considered the universal donor | O |
| which blood type is considered the universal recipient | AB |
| purpose of centrifuge | seperates materals in a mixture based on density |
| sicklecell | hereditary disease in which abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to change shape when they release oxygen |
| iron deficiency | lack of nutritional iron |
| pernicious | defenciency of B |
| aplastic anemia | bone marrow failure |
| leukopenia | drop in the number of white blood cells |
| leukemia | malignant blood disease charterized by abnormal development of white blood cells |
| myelogenous leukemia | wild proliferation of white cell stems from cancer of the bone marrow |
| hemophilia is characterized by a deficiency of what clotting factor | factor VIII |
| what is disseminated coagulation | serious clotting disorder involving excessive coagulation |
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