Cardiovascular system: blood
Type AB blood contains...
Agglutinogen A and agglutinogen B.
Plasma and interstitial fluid account for most of the volume of ___________ in the body.
Extracellular fluid.
The primary function of white blood cells is to...
Help defend the body against infectious organisms.
The process of blood clotting is an example of which function of blood?
Restricting fluid losses at injury sites.
Fresh whole blood is usually collected through a procedure called...
Venipuncture.
The term __________ refers to the combination of plasma and the formed elements together.
Whole blood.
The average life span of a red blood cell is about...
4 months.
The function of hemoglobin is to...
Bind and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.
As blood flows through peripheral tissues, what occurs regarding the hemoglobin molecules of RBCs?
Hemoglobin binds carbon dioxide and releases its bound oxygen.
Matching: Contain proteins which transport and exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
RBC.
In adults, the stem cells responsible for the production of red and white blood cells originate primarily in the...
Red bone marrow.
Matching: Work with the lymphatic system to neutralize harmful toxins/ bacteria.
WBC.
Bill wants to determine his blood type, so he takes a few drops of blood from a puncture wound in his finger and mixes it with various antisera. His blood cells agglutinate when mixed with the anti-A serum and anti-Rh serum, but not with the anti-B serum. This means...
Bill's plasma contains anti-B antibodies.
_________ are the most abundant cell population of the formed elements of blood.
Erythrocytes.
Without mitochondria, RBCs are relatively inefficient in terms of energy use, but advantageous to RBC function. Why?
It ensures that any oxygen the RBCs absorb will be delivered to peripheral tissues.
Matching: Contribute to the blood clotting process.
Platelet.
A person's blood type is determined by the...
Presence or absence of specific surface antigens on the plasma membrane.
Which disease is characterized by defective hemoglobin that results from a mutation affecting the amino acid sequence of one pair of the globular proteins of the hemoglobin molecule resulting in stiff, markedly curved red blood cells?
Sickle cell anemia.
___________ is a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of RBCs is reduced.
Anemia.
Platelets...
Are a major component of the vascular clotting system.
Neutrophils...
Are active in fighting bacterial infection.
Agglutinins...
Are antibodies that will attack surface antigens on RBCs of a different blood type.