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adults have __________ L of blood - Answer 4-6 L
blood - Answer a liquid connective tissue consisting of cells and extracellular matrix
plasma - Answer matrix of blood; clear, light yellow fluid
formed elements of blood - Answer blood cells and cell fragments; red blood cells, white
blood cells, and platelets
seven kinds of formed elements - Answer erythrocytes
platelets
neutrophils
eosinophils
basophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
erythrocytes - Answer red blood cells; oxygen carriers
platelets - Answer blood clotting; cell fragments from special cell in bone
leukocytes - Answer white blood cells
there are ____ leukocyte types divided into ____ categories - Answer 5, 2
2 leukocyte categories - Answer granulocytes (stained)
agranulocytes (not stained)
granulocytes - Answer neutrophils
eosinophils
basophils
, neutrophils - Answer bacterial clean-up (phagocytosis)
eosinophils - Answer flight parasites/appear after allergic reaction
basophils - Answer histamine functions
agranulocytes - Answer lymphocytes
monocytes
lymphocytes - Answer immune response
monocytes - Answer cellular debris clean-up
neutrophil characteristics - Answer nucleus has 3-5 lobes
cytoplasmic granules do not stain
eosinophil characteristics - Answer nucleus is bilobed
cytoplasmic granules stain red
basophil characteristics - Answer nucleus is S-shaped
cytoplasmic granules stain dark purple
lymphocyte characteristics - Answer nucleus is sperical
the rim of light blue cytoplasm becomes visible when cell is stained
monocyte characteristics - Answer nucleus is U-shaped
light blue to purple cytoplasm becomes visible when cell is stained
blood type is totally dependent on - Answer cell surface proteins (antigens) on RBC