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