RBC's
Red blood cells are also called
Erythrocytes
White blood cells are also called
Leukocytes
Platelets are also called
Thrombocytes
True or false: Plasma can be separated from the other 3 components. (Think about the labs we have done)
True
Hematopoiesis is the process of the formation of red blood cells. Where does this take place?
Bone marrow
What is hemoglobin? What is its role in RBC's?
Hemoglobin is a protein present in RBC's that contain iron to help transport oxygen
Fight off foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria
Platelets are responsible for
Help form blood clots and repair damaged vessels
What is the function of plasma
To help transport nutrients and material
The system we call our control center is the
Nervous system
What hormone increases RBC production
Erythropoietin
What are the 2 types of leukocytes
Granulocytes and Agranulocytes
What protein helps blood clot
Plasma is represented by what color
The cheek bone is actually called the
zygomatic
What is the process that creates more RBC?
Hematopoiesis
What are the 2 types of agranulocytes
Monocytes and lymphocytes
What is the process to stop bleeding called?
Hemostasis
Plasma is mostly
water
What is the master gland of the endocrine system?
The pituitary gland
Oxygenated blood travels through ____________
Deoxygenated blood travels through ___________
Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood exchange through _____________
Vessels - veins - capillaries
What are the 3 types of granulocytes
Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
What are the steps of hemostasis
1. Blood vessel contracts
2. Platelet plug
3. coagulation - fibrin forms cover
Plasma takes up _____% of the blood
55%
Explain how all of the systems we have talked about thus far work together to create the human body as we know it. (integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, senses, endocrine, blood)
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