BIO 112 A&P Chapter 11
What are not white blood cells
Erythrocyte
The formation of red blood cells is known as
Erythropoiesis
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are all the same size
False
Thrombocytes numbers increase during acute bacterial infections
False
True or false: whole blood can only be collected from veins
False
True or false: the ph of blood is slightly acidic, around 6.85
False , above 7
An extremely high WBC count and is a cancer of blood-forming tissues is known as
Leukemia
A reduction in the total number of white blood cells.
Leukopenia
White blood cell reacts to what specific immune response
Lymphocyte
White blood cell formation is known as
Lymphopoiesis
The most abundant white blood cell in whole blood is
Neutrophil
Blood is approximately ___ % plasma by volume
35
Platelets are
Cell fragments
What is not a function of blood
Communication by the release of hormones
The primary function of white blood cells is to
Help defend the body against infectious organism
What is not a clotting factor
Hemoglobin
Plasma proteins that are necessary for blood to maintain osmotic pressure are
Albumins
Substances that can trigger an immune response are called
Antigens
Platelets
Are a major component of the vascular clotting system
The function of hemoglobin is to
Bind and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
The coagulation process is known as
Blood clotting
The plasma protein that is used in blood clotting is
Fibrinogens
Universal blood donor is
O negative
A persons blood type is determined by the
Presence or absence of specific antigens on the plasma membrane
The most abundant formed element in the blood is
Red blood cells
In adults, the production of red and white blood cells originate primarily in
Red bone marrow
When red blood cells hemolyze, they have
Ruptured
Aged and damaged erythrocytes are broken down by macrophages in the
Spleen, liver, bone marrow
A low count of platelets is known as
Thrombocytopenia
Plasma, minus the clotting proteins like fibrinogen, is called serum
True
Symptoms of anemia are lack of energy and white complexion
True
The red blood cell shape increases surface area which increases rate of diffusion
True
True or false: blood is a liquid connective tissue
True
The term ___ refers to the combination of plasma and the formed elements together
Whole blood
