Formed Elements
Blood clotting
What is a platelet
Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport
What is a erythrocyte?
Inability of the blood to carry sufficient oxygen to the body cells
What is anemia?
A, B, AB, O
What are the blood types?
Agranular vs granular
What are lymphocytes and monocytes vs neutrophils, Eosinophils and Basophils?
Granular leukocytes
What are neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils?
Immune defense
What are neutrophils and monocytes?
Reduction in RBC numbers following destruction of the blood-forming elements in bone marrow
What is aplastic anemia?
Universal donor
What is O-?
A clot that stays where it is formed vs a clot that dislodges
What is thrombus vs embolus?
Agranular leukocytes
What are lymphocytes and monocytes?
Defense against parasites
What are Eosinophils?
Deficiency of RBCs that results from a failure of the stomach lining to produce vitamin B12 to be absorbed from the foods we eat
What is pernicious anemia?
Universal recipient
What is AB+?
Antigen vs antibody
What is a substance that , when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies vs a substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a specific substance that has entered the body?
Formed elements
What are erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes?
Inflammatory response
What is a basophil?
Genetic disease that results in the formation of limited amounts of an abnormal type of hemoglobin.
What is sickle cell anemia?
Rh positive fetus may develop
What is erythroblastosis fetalis?
B lymphocytes vs T lymphocytes
What is antibody production vs cellular immune response?
Phagocytosis
What are monocytes and neutrophils?
Antibody production
What is a b lymphocyte?
Bone marrow that produces an excess of RBCs
What is Polycythemia?
Stops the mother’s body from forming anti-Rh antibodies
What is Rho-GAM?
Myeloid tissue vs lymphoid tissue
What is red bone marrow vs tissue responsible for manufacturing lymphocytes and monocytes?