Structure
What substance makes up most of your blood?
Plasma
What critical role do blood cells play?
Transport oxygen
What happens to RBCs after their life cycle of 105-120 days?
They break apart or fragment.
Why do some blood clots form?
To stop bleeding
What antigens are in the ABO?
A and B
What is the red pigment in RBCs?
hemoglobin
What do platelets do?
True or False? The total surface area of all red blood cells in an adult is longer than a football field.
True!
What is thrombosis?
The abnormal formation of blood clots
What 3 types of antigens can be found in red blood cells?
A, B, Rh
True or False? Red blood cells' nucleus is extruded.
True
Blood has high specific heat and conductivity. What does it do?
How many RBCs are created each day?
200 billion
What is a clotting cascade?
A series of chemical reactions during the blood clotting process
Why can people with Type A blood not receive Type B blood?
Because the blood would attack the B antigens and reject that blood.
Where do all blood cells begin their life cycle?
Red bone marrow
True or False? Blood is a complex transport system that performs vital pickup and delivery services.
True
What is another name for white blood cells?
Leukocytes
What triggers an extrinsic pathway?
Tissue damage
Which antigens does Type O blood have?
Trick question. It doesn't have any.
What % of your body is all of your blood?
8%
RBCs play a critical role in the transport of which molecules?
Oxygen and Carbon dioxide.
What is the name of the overall increase and decrease of white blood cells called?
Decrease - Leukocytosis
What is one activation pathway of blood clotting?
Intrinsic and extrinsic
How does an Rh-negative patient acquire Rh-antibodies?
By having Rh-positive in their bloodstream.