questions well answered to pass
Blood Cells - correct answer ✔✔red, white, platelets
Plasma - correct answer ✔✔water, electrolytes, proteins, chemicals signals
White blood cells - correct answer ✔✔red marrow of bones, stem cells
Platelet - correct answer ✔✔red marrow of bones, cells called megakarocytes
Hemocrit - correct answer ✔✔% of blood volume that is made up of red blood cells
RBC (red blood cell) - correct answer ✔✔transports oxygen
most numerous
biconcave shape
O2 dissolved in plasma + cytoplasma
bound to hemoglobin
no mitosis
made in stem cells
myoglobin and hemoglobin - correct answer ✔✔O2 binding proteins in muscles and blood
Myoglobin binds 1 oxygen
Hemoglobin binds oxygen cooperatively
, RBC (red blood cell) - correct answer ✔✔transports carbon dioxide (dissolved is plasma and
cytoplasma
carbonic annahydrase - correct answer ✔✔protein in RBC that is essential for CO2 transport
blood clotting - correct answer ✔✔platelets and fibrinogen
globulins - correct answer ✔✔antibodies (blood proteins) protect against infection
metastasis - correct answer ✔✔cancer cells travel in the blood from a tumor to to other parts of
the body
lymph - correct answer ✔✔NOT BLOOD!!!
blood circulates in blood vessels of the cardiovascular system
travels in the lymphatic system and ends up mixing w/ blood
interstitial fluid - correct answer ✔✔forms fluids between cells
RBC (Red Blood Cells) - correct answer ✔✔erythrocytes
WBC (White Blood Cells) - correct answer ✔✔leukocytes
Platelets - correct answer ✔✔thrombocytes
Heart - correct answer ✔✔pump of cardiovascular system
blood vessels supply blood to heart muscle