Blood Basics
Blood is this type of tissue
What is connective tissue?
Three main types of formed elements in blood
What is red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
Scientific name for white blood cells
What are leukocytes?
Determines your blood type (A, B, AB, or O)?
What are the presence or absence of antigens on red blood cells?
Condition caused by too few red blood cells or low hemoglobin
What is anemia?
Main function of blood in the body
What is transport gases, nutrients, hormones, and waste?
Scientific name for red blood cells
What is erythrocytes?
Most numerous type of white blood cell
What are neutrophils?
Universal donor blood type
What is O negative?
Vitamin necessary for normal blood clotting
What is vitamin K?
Percentage of blood is plasma
What is 55%?
Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
White blood cell that produces antibodies
What are lymphocytes?
Universal recipient blood type
What is AB positive?
First step in the blood clotting process
What is vasospasm (blood vessel constriction)?
Average blood volume in an adult human
What is 5-6 liters?
Component of blood helps in clot formation
What are thrombocytes?
White blood cell type fights parasites and allergies
What are eosinophils?
Occurs when incompatible blood types mixes during transfusion
What is agglutination?
Protein that forms the mesh of a blood clot
What is fibrin?
PH range of normal human blood
Hematocrit a measure of..
What is percentage of red blood cells in total blood volume?
Monocytes become this once they leave the bloodstream
What are macrophages?
Rh factor indicate this blood typing
What is the presence (+) or absence (–) of the Rh antigen?
Genetic disorder that prevents normal clotting of blood
What is hemophilia?