megakaryocyte - Answers platelets are cytoplasmic fragments of this cell
phagocyte - Answers a cell that is capable of engulfing another cell
eosino- - Answers a word part meaning rosy red
eosinophils - Answers increased numbers in allergies
agranulocyte - Answers not having granules in the cytoplasm
glucose - Answers a nutrient dissolved in plasma
platelets - Answers Cell fragments involved in blood clotting
plasma - Answers is 91% water
hemoglobin - Answers a protein that binds oxygen
lymphocytes - Answers Produce antibodies and destroy viruses
-phil - Answers a word part meaning attracted to
whole blood - Answers a type of connective tissue
urea - Answers an example of a waste product dissolved in
monocytes - Answers the largest leukocyte
granulocyte - Answers having granules in the cytoplasm
sodium - Answers an example of an electrolyte dissolved in
neutrophils - Answers destroys bacteria by phagocytosis
enucleated - Answers term meaning "without a nucleus"
macrophage - Answers a monocyte that has migrated into the tissue
basophils - Answers promote inflammation by releasing histamine
buffy coat - Answers consists of leukocytes and platelets
formed elements - Answers the cells and cell fragments of blood
Functions of blood - Answers regulating temperature, transporting oxygen, defending the body
Which of the following statements regarding blood is NOT true? - Answers a) Platelets are one of the
formed elements. TRUE
b) Blood is 45% plasma and 55% formed elements. FALSE
c) Blood is a type of connective tissue. TRUE
d) Erythrocytes are the most abundant blood cell. TRUE
Which of the following is transported by blood? - Answers gases, hormones, electrolytes
Which of the leukocytes is NOT phagocytic? - Answers lymphocytes
Which of the following is the most abundant blood cell? - Answers erythrocytes
Which of the following choices is NOT a granulocyte? - Answers lymphocyte
Which of the following blood cells is enucleated? - Answers erythrocyte
Which leukocyte promotes inflammation? - Answers basophil
Which of the following statements regarding leukemia is not true? - Answers The leukocytes in
leukemia are always immature.
plasma - Answers liquid matrix of blood
lymphocytes - Answers increased by a viral infection
hematocrit - Answers percentage of whole blood that is formed elements
hematopoiesis - Answers process that produces formed elements
pernicious anemia - Answers caused by vitamin B12 deficiency
megakaryocyte - Answers cell that fractures to produce platelets
agglutination - Answers clumping of blood cells
erythrocytes - Answers transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
antigen - Answers molecule that stimulates antibody production
leukocytes - Answers white blood cells
hemocytometer - Answers slide used to count red blood cells
hemoglobinometer - Answers used to measure hemoglobin concentration
hemoglobin - Answers iron-containing protein in RBCs
basophils - Answers increased in persons with allergies
polycythemia vera - Answers condition of having too many RBCs
platelets - Answers play a role in blood clotting process
eutrophils - Answers decreased by radiation exposure
eosinophils - Answers increased in parasitic infections