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Question | Answer |
Plasma | waste products in liquid part of blood: uric acid, creatine, BUN |
Phils | granulecytes |
Hematocrit | amount of RBC comparing to whole blood |
Thrombocyte | 7-10 days |
Lymphocytes: | T cells, B cells, NK cells |
AIDS: | T cells count is high |
Blymphocyte | produce antibodies and don't fight by self |
Macrophages | WBC: big swallower |
Blood mainly produced in: | bone marrow |
RBC | iron pigment inside (hemoglobin) go to liver and form bilirubin (break down of red blood cells) (Hemoglobin) |
Plasma | 55% of blood count; 45% cells |
Platelets are not present | in lymph |
Allergen | cause allergies in the body |
Neutrophils life span: | About 4 days |
Eosinophils life span: | 3-6 days |
Basophils life span: | 10-12 days |
Lymphocytes life span: | long-lived survive for years; short-lived survive hours/days/weeks |
Monocytes life span: | 100 days or more |
Red Tube: | Additive: none; serum testing; blood clots and serum separated by centifugation |
Red/Gray (Marbled) | SST with clot activator; CMP, BMP, electrolytes, cholesterol |
Purple Tube: | EDTA - removes calcium to prevent clotting; hematology testing, CBC, Hct, WBC, RBC; full draw required |
Lymphatic System: | transports, protects, absorption |
Red Blood Cells: | erhthrocytes, platelets or thrombocytes |
Agranulocyte | type of white blood cell with a clear cytoplasm |
Antibodies | proteins that defend the body against infection |
Antigen | foreign substance which prevents blood from clotting of antibodies |
Capillaries | tiny blood vessels which connect arterioles and venules |
Centrifuge | an instrument used to separate blood into its liquid and solid components |
Dehydration | loss of body water which can become life threatening if not corrected |
Electrolytes | ionized salts in the blood, such as Na, K, and Cl |
Erythrocytes | RBC - red blood cells |
Granulocytes | type of white blood cell in which the cytoplasm contains granules |
Hemacytometer | instrument used to count red and white blood cells |
Hematology | Study of blood and blood-forming tissues |
Hematoma | collection of blood underneath the skin, for example a bruise |
Hemoglobin | carries oxygen and an iron containing pigment which gives RBC its color |
Leukemia | cancerous condition with elevated numbers of white blood cells |
Leukocytes | WBC: white blood cell |
Phagocytosis | process in which white blood cells ingest and digest foreign material |
Phlebotomy | blood collection using the venipuncture method |
Plasma | liquid portion of blood, contains fibrinogen |
Platelets | a cell which aids in the blood clotting process, for example a thrombocyte |
Polycythemia | a condition where there are too many red blood cells in the blood |
Reticulocyte | an immature red blood cell containing a nucleus. Red blood cells containing granules or filaments |
Serum | liquid portion of blood which contains no fibrinogen |
Venipuncture | the process of withdrawing blood from a vein |
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