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ANSWERS
\.What are the components of blood? - ANSWERS✔-Erythrocytes, Luekocytes, platelets and
plasma
\.What are the components of plasma? - ANSWERS✔-Water, proteins, nutrients, nitrogenous
waste, hormones, and gases
\.Erythrocytes are composed of ____________________ respiration - ANSWERS✔-anaerobic
\.Which cells contain hemoglobin? - ANSWERS✔--Erythrocytes : 33%
\.List characteristics of Erythrocytes - ANSWERS✔--4 protein chain
-Binds iron to an oxygen
-Red pigment
-Picks up O2 from lungs delivers to tissues and back
\.Function of Erythrocytes - ANSWERS✔-transports oxygen and carbon dioxide and buffers
blood pH
\.Name the types 2 of Luekocytes - ANSWERS✔-1) Granulocytes
2)Arganulocytes
,\.Most abundant, multi lobed nucleus - ANSWERS✔-Neutrophils
\.Describe the function of neutrophils - ANSWERS✔-Fight bacterial infections by phagocytosis
and releasing cytokines
\.Describe the function of phagocytosis - ANSWERS✔-ingestion and degradation of bacteria
(eating bacteria)
\.Describe the function of Cytokines - ANSWERS✔-produce inflammation
\.Describe what Neutrophilia is - ANSWERS✔-a bacterial infection indicated by increased #'s of
neutrophils
\.Bilobed nucleus, 2 % of leukocytes - ANSWERS✔-Eosinophil
\.Describe the function of Eosinophil - ANSWERS✔--Parasitic worm infection
-Allergic response
\.Describe what Eosinophilia is - ANSWERS✔-it's the increased # of eosinophils, which predict a
parasitic worm infection or allergic response
\.Least abundant - ANSWERS✔-Basophil
\.Describe the function of a Basophil - ANSWERS✔-Release histamines, Heparin and acts in
Degranulation
, \.Histamins are a - ANSWERS✔-Vasodilator, meaning it's involved in inflammatory response
\.Heparin is a - ANSWERS✔-anticoagulant
\.Degranulation is the process of - ANSWERS✔-releasing chemicals/granules from a leukocyte
\.Name the two types of Arganulocytes - ANSWERS✔-1) Lymphocyte
2) Monocyte
\.2nd most abundant leukocyte - ANSWERS✔-Lymphocyte
\.LARGE, Oval nucleus - ANSWERS✔-Lymphocyte
\.Name the 3 types of Lymphocytes - ANSWERS✔-1) B cells
2) T cells
3) NK Cells
\.Describe the function of a Lymphocyte - ANSWERS✔-apart of the immune system that protect
the body from infectious agents
\.Largest of the leukocytes - ANSWERS✔-Monocyte
\.Kidney, shaped nucleus - ANSWERS✔-Monocyte
\.Describe the function of a monocyte - ANSWERS✔-Phagocytosis