Blood Anatomy and Physiology
Erythrocytes - Answers-What is the formal name for red blood cells?
Bioncave - Answers-What shape is the erythrocyte or red blood cell?
It provides more surface area to carry oxygen - Answers-What is the purpose to the bioncave shape to
the erythrocyte/red blood cell?
1/3 hemoglobin by volume - Answers-What's the volume of an erythrocyte/red blood cell????
Protein pigment which results in red color of blood and helps transport oxygen - Answers-What's
hemoglobin?.?
No - Answers-Can RBC reproduce?
Nuclei - Answers-What do RBC lack?
Reproduce - Answers-Because RBC lack nuclei, what can they not do?
Elastic; flexible - Answers-RBC are ____ and ____ (concerning their movement)
They can pass through narrow capillaries - Answers-What can RBC do as a result to their elasticity and
flexibility?
, In red bone marrow - Answers-Where are RBC formed?
4,200,000-6,200,000 mm^3 - Answers-What's the normal amount of RBC?
About 120 days - Answers-How long does a RBC usually live?
Destroy injured or old rbc's and release hemoglobin which is broken down into iron to be reused and
bile to be excreted - Answers-What's the functions of macrophages (especially in the liver)
White - Answers-A macrophage is a type of __ blood cell
Leukocytes - Answers-What's the formal name for white blood cells?
Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, lymphocytes - Answers-What are the 5 types of
leukocytes/WBC?
Phagocytizes (engulfs) small particles - Answers-What's the function of a neutrophil?
Engulf - Answers-What does phagocytize mean?
Kills parasites and helps control inflammation and allergic reactions - Answers-What's the function of
eosinophils?
Release heparin and histamine - Answers-What's the function of basophils?
Prevents blood clots - Answers-What does heparin do?
Erythrocytes - Answers-What is the formal name for red blood cells?
Bioncave - Answers-What shape is the erythrocyte or red blood cell?
It provides more surface area to carry oxygen - Answers-What is the purpose to the bioncave shape to
the erythrocyte/red blood cell?
1/3 hemoglobin by volume - Answers-What's the volume of an erythrocyte/red blood cell????
Protein pigment which results in red color of blood and helps transport oxygen - Answers-What's
hemoglobin?.?
No - Answers-Can RBC reproduce?
Nuclei - Answers-What do RBC lack?
Reproduce - Answers-Because RBC lack nuclei, what can they not do?
Elastic; flexible - Answers-RBC are ____ and ____ (concerning their movement)
They can pass through narrow capillaries - Answers-What can RBC do as a result to their elasticity and
flexibility?
, In red bone marrow - Answers-Where are RBC formed?
4,200,000-6,200,000 mm^3 - Answers-What's the normal amount of RBC?
About 120 days - Answers-How long does a RBC usually live?
Destroy injured or old rbc's and release hemoglobin which is broken down into iron to be reused and
bile to be excreted - Answers-What's the functions of macrophages (especially in the liver)
White - Answers-A macrophage is a type of __ blood cell
Leukocytes - Answers-What's the formal name for white blood cells?
Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, lymphocytes - Answers-What are the 5 types of
leukocytes/WBC?
Phagocytizes (engulfs) small particles - Answers-What's the function of a neutrophil?
Engulf - Answers-What does phagocytize mean?
Kills parasites and helps control inflammation and allergic reactions - Answers-What's the function of
eosinophils?
Release heparin and histamine - Answers-What's the function of basophils?
Prevents blood clots - Answers-What does heparin do?
