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Cells & Tissues

Blood

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Q: Name the formed elements of blood. A: Erythrocytes, leukocytes, platlets.
Q: What is plasma composed of? A: 90% water and 10% solutes.
Q: What is the function of blood? A: Transport, balance, defense.
Q: What portion of blood contains clotting factors. A: Serum
Q: What does the acronym "Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas" refer to. A: WBCs most to least; Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils.
Q: What is the lifespan of erythrocytes? A: 90 days.
Q: Name the granulocytes. A: B.E.N.; Basophils, Eosinophils, Neutrophils.
Q: What is the oxygen carrying molecule in blood? A: Hemoglobin
Q: Which is not reversable; oxyhemoglobin, carbamohemoglobin, or carboxyhemoblobin. A: Carboxyhemoglobin (carbon monoxide bound to hemoglobin) is irreversable.
Q: What is hypochromic anemia? A: Low amount of hemoglobin per cell.
Q: Give an example of abnormal hemoglobin. A: Sickle cell.
Q: What is anemia? A: Low red cell count.
Q: What is polycythemia? A: High red cell count.
Q: What is microcytosis? A: Small red blood cells.
Q: What is macrocytosis? A: Large red blood cells.
Q: What is poikilocytosis? A: The presence of abnormally shaped red blood cells.
Q: Which blood cells are involved in defence against bacteria? A: Neutrophils.
Q: Which blood cells are involved in allergic reactions and parasitic infections? A: Eosinophils.
Q: Which blood cells are active in inflammatory response and hypersensitivity reactions? A: Basophils.
Q: Which blood cells are responsible for humoral immunity? A: B-lymphocytes.
Q: Which are the largest of all WBCs? A: Monocytes.
Q: True or false: Monocytes leave circulation and differentiate in tissue to macrophages. A: True.
Q: There are two types of lymphocytes; What are they? A: T-lymphocytes (T-cells) and B-lymphocytes (B-cells).
Q: Where do plasma cells come from? A: B-lymphocytes differentiate into plasma cells.
Q: What do plasma cells produce? A: Antibodies.
Q: Which blood cells are responsible for cell-mediated immunity? A: T-lymphocytes.
Q: Which are more abundant; T-lymphocytes or B-lymphocytes? A: T-lymphocytes.
Q: True or false; Platelets are also called thrombocytes. A: True; A thrombus is a clot.
Q: Where do platelets come from? A: They are nonnucleated fragments of megakaryocytes (found in bone marrow).
Q: True or false; Megakaryocytes never leave the bone marrow. A: True.
Q: What is the most abundant granulocyte? A: Neutrophils.
Q: What is the most abundant agranulocyte? A: Lymphocytes.
Q: True or false; Granulocytes have a lobed nucleus. A: True.
Q: What is diapedesis? A: A term used to describe the action of WBCs exiting the bloodstream.
Q: What is the least common leukocyte? A: Basophil.
Q: Name the plasma proteins. A: Albumin, fibrinogen, and globulins (alpha, beta, and gamma).
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