Review assessment for Blood
Leukocytes that contain heparin, an anticoagulant
Basophil
Ion essential for blood clotting
Calcium
Compatibility testing for agglutination of donor RBCs by recipients' serum is
Cross matching
A thrombus that has broken away from a vessel wall and is freely floating in the bloodstream is
Embolus
The type of leukocytes that would increase rapidly during allergy attacks and infection of parasitic worms are
Eosinophils
Anemias appearing in old age can't result from
Erythrocytes mutations
The hormone that regulates the rate of erythrocyte production is called
Erythropoietin
Clot that is formed during the process of hemostasis
Fibrin
Blood cell formation in the red bone marrow is called
Hematopoeisis
The process of blood cell formation within the red marrow of bones is called
Hematopoiesis
The series of reaction that stop blood flow following a cut is
Hemostasis
An abnormal elevation of WBCs above the normal count of 11,000 cells/mm3 is called
Leukocytosis
The organ largely responsible for the synthesis of clotting factors is the
Liver
The most numerous white blood cells are
Neutrophils
Severe shock occurs with blood loss of
Over 30%
Excessive erythrocytes result in
Polycythemia
The red blood cell disorder caused by life at a high altitude is called
Polycythemia
The movement of WBCs to areas of inflammation in response to chemical mediators is called
Positive Chemotaxis
An immature RBC is called
Reticulocyte
If you carry Rh antigen, you're referred to as
Rh postive
Immune serum used to prevent maternal sensitization to Rh antigen is
RhoGAM
Chemical released to bring about vasoconstriction during the vascular spasm phase of hemostasis
Serotonin
Blood cell formation in adults can't occur in what part adult's femur
The shaft of the femur
Prothrombin activator coverts prothrombin to
Thrombin
An insufficiency of circulating platelets is called
Thrombocytopenia
Sequence of hemostasis
Vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, coagulation
Bleeding disorders often result from a lack of
Vitamin K
A clot that breaks away from vessel wall and circulates freely within the bloodstream is called
embolus
Not a physical characteristic of blood
sweet tasting
Treatment of hemophilia involves
transfusion of plasma or injections of missing clotting factor
How many gram of hemoglobin per 100mL does the whole normal blood contain?
12-18
Average of WBCs per cubic ml of whole blood
4000-11,000
The process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens cause RBCs to clump is called
Agglutination
The plasma protein that contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is
Albumin
A substance that stimulates the immune system to release antibodies
Antigen
Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called
Antigens.
The process by which WBCs are able to easily slip in and out of blood vessels is called
Diapedesis
