ALHS 1011 ESSENTIALS CHAPTER 10 - BLOOD COMBINED QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY
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plasma - Answers liquid part of the blood
erythrocytes - Answers red blood cells; bound to hemoglobin that transports oxygen
leukocytes - Answers white blood cells
buffy coat - Answers a thin light colored layer of white blood cells and platelets than lie between a
top layer of plasma and red blood cells
hematocrit - Answers the percentage of erythrocytes to total bllod volume
basophil - Answers a granular leukocyte that plays a role in inflammation and coagulation
eosinophil - Answers responds with allergies and parasitic infections
neutrophil - Answers function as phagocytes at active sites of infection
lymphocyte - Answers part of the immune system; produces antibodies
monocyte - Answers become macrophages in the tissues; the "clean up" cell
platelet - Answers a cell that plays a major role in blood clotting
albumin - Answers a plasma protein important in keeping water in the blood (regulates osmotic
pressure);
hemoglobin - Answers iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery to
cells
anemia - Answers a deficiency of red blood cells
polycythemia - Answers an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
leukocytosis - Answers an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells
leukopenia - Answers an abnormal lowering (deficiency) of the white blood cells
granulocytes - Answers a group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm: neutrophils,
eosinophils, basophils
histamine - Answers a substance released during allergic reactions or tissue injury that casues
vasodilation and increased vascular permeability
megakaryocytes - Answers large multinucleated cells that break off into platelats
erythropoietin - Answers a hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the
production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
leukemia - Answers bone marrow becomes cancerous, turns out excess WBC's
hematopoiesis - Answers formation of blood cells
hemostasis - Answers to stop or control bleeding
coagulation - Answers the process of blood clotting
thrombus - Answers a clot in an unbroken blood vessel
embolus - Answers A thrombus that breaks away and floats freely in the bloodstream
thrombocytopenia - Answers abnormally small number of platelets in the blood
hemophilia - Answers hereditary bleeding disorder where normal clotting factors are missing
antibodies - Answers proteins that recognize foreign antigens and respond to them
antigen - Answers substance the body recognizes as foreign
hemolysis - Answers rupture of erythrocytes
Rh+ - Answers Presence of the Rh antigen
Rh- - Answers absence of the Rh antigen
Type A blood - Answers A antigen; Anti-B antibodies
Type B blood - Answers B antigen; Anti-A antibodies
Type AB blood - Answers AB antigens; No antibodies
Type O blood - Answers No antigens; Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies
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plasma - Answers liquid part of the blood
erythrocytes - Answers red blood cells; bound to hemoglobin that transports oxygen
leukocytes - Answers white blood cells
buffy coat - Answers a thin light colored layer of white blood cells and platelets than lie between a
top layer of plasma and red blood cells
hematocrit - Answers the percentage of erythrocytes to total bllod volume
basophil - Answers a granular leukocyte that plays a role in inflammation and coagulation
eosinophil - Answers responds with allergies and parasitic infections
neutrophil - Answers function as phagocytes at active sites of infection
lymphocyte - Answers part of the immune system; produces antibodies
monocyte - Answers become macrophages in the tissues; the "clean up" cell
platelet - Answers a cell that plays a major role in blood clotting
albumin - Answers a plasma protein important in keeping water in the blood (regulates osmotic
pressure);
hemoglobin - Answers iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery to
cells
anemia - Answers a deficiency of red blood cells
polycythemia - Answers an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
leukocytosis - Answers an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells
leukopenia - Answers an abnormal lowering (deficiency) of the white blood cells
granulocytes - Answers a group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm: neutrophils,
eosinophils, basophils
histamine - Answers a substance released during allergic reactions or tissue injury that casues
vasodilation and increased vascular permeability
megakaryocytes - Answers large multinucleated cells that break off into platelats
erythropoietin - Answers a hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the
production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
leukemia - Answers bone marrow becomes cancerous, turns out excess WBC's
hematopoiesis - Answers formation of blood cells
hemostasis - Answers to stop or control bleeding
coagulation - Answers the process of blood clotting
thrombus - Answers a clot in an unbroken blood vessel
embolus - Answers A thrombus that breaks away and floats freely in the bloodstream
thrombocytopenia - Answers abnormally small number of platelets in the blood
hemophilia - Answers hereditary bleeding disorder where normal clotting factors are missing
antibodies - Answers proteins that recognize foreign antigens and respond to them
antigen - Answers substance the body recognizes as foreign
hemolysis - Answers rupture of erythrocytes
Rh+ - Answers Presence of the Rh antigen
Rh- - Answers absence of the Rh antigen
Type A blood - Answers A antigen; Anti-B antibodies
Type B blood - Answers B antigen; Anti-A antibodies
Type AB blood - Answers AB antigens; No antibodies
Type O blood - Answers No antigens; Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies
