Bio 169 Lab Practical #1 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Composition of blood - answer✔✔Hemoglobin
Plasma
Formed Elements
Hemoglobin - answer✔✔Used to determine levels of oxygen in the body; carries oxygen
Plasma - answer✔✔Non-living fluid matrix; 55%
Formed Elements - answer✔✔RBC's, WBC's, and Platelets; 45%
Erythrocytes - answer✔✔4-6 Million *Most Abundant*
Reb Blood Cells
Carry Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
No nucleus
Leukocytes - answer✔✔4,800-10,800 *Least Abundant*
White Blood Cells
Protect the body from infection
Platelets - answer✔✔150,000-400,000
Hemostasis (Blood Clot Forming)
What leukocytes make up the *Granulocytes*? - answer✔✔Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
What leukocytes make up the *Agranulocytes*? - answer✔✔Lymphocytes
Monocytes
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Neutrophils - answer✔✔Granulocyte
Phagocytize (eat) pathogens or debris
Eosinophil - answer✔✔Granulocyte
Kill parasitic worms; complex role in allergy and asthma
Basophil - answer✔✔Granulocyte
Release histamine and other mediators of inflammation; contain an anticoagulant
Lymphocyte - answer✔✔Agranulocyte
Mount immune response by direct cell attack or antibody production
Monocyte - answer✔✔Agranulocyte
Develop into macrophages in tissues and phagocytize pathogens or debris
Most Abundant to Least Abundant Leukocytes - answer✔✔"Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas"
Neutrophils (most)
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils (least)
Type A blood - answer✔✔Antigen: A
Antibody: B
Donors: A and O
Type B blood - answer✔✔Antigen: B
Antibody: A
Donors: B and O
Type AB blood - answer✔✔Antigens: A and B
Antibody: none
Donors: universal
Type O blood - answer✔✔Antigens: Neither
Antibody: A and B