Blood Facts
what is an essential molecule of the red blood cell that serves as the binding site for oxygen and carbon dioxide; composed of two molecules: globin and heme
what is hemoglobin
Another name for red blood cells
what is erythrocytes
What blood type is the universal donor?
O negative
What is the ratio of RBCs to total blood volume?
what is hematocrit
What are the three main functions of the blood?
what is Transportation (carries oxygen, nutrients, waste, hormones), Regulation (pH, body temperature, water content), Protection (blood clots & against disease)
what is the most numerous type of blood cell?
what is the red blood cell
Another name for platelets
what is thrombocytes
What blood type is the universal recipient?
AB positive
What is the only part of the blood not included in what is known as the formed elements?
what is the plasma
what is a severe hemolytic disease of a fetus or newborn caused by the production of maternal antibodies against the fetal red blood cell antigens, usually involving Rh incompatibility between the mother and fetus
what is erythroblastosis fetalis
What is the cell that has no nucleus and is responsible for blood clotting?
What is the platelet?
Another name for white blood cells
what is leukocytes
What are the proteins found on blood cells that determine blood type and can trigger an immune response?
what are antigens
what is the process by which red blood cells clump together, usually in response to an antibody; can block small blood vessels and cause hemolysis
what is agglutination
What is the formed elements referring to?
what is the parts of the blood , Erythrocytes (red blood cells) the leukocytes (white blood cells) and platelets(thrombocytes)
What is the lifespan of a red blood cell?
what is the Lifespan of 120 days
What is the process of blood cell formation, specifically to regulate oxygen levels in the blood
what is erythropoeisis
What does EPO stand for?
erythropoietin
what is a thin layer of white blood cells and platelets that lies between the red blood cells and plasma in a blood sample that has gone through a centrifuge
what is buffy coat
What are the five main types of white blood cells
what are Basophils, eosinophil, lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils
What is the part of the blood responsible for carrying nutrients, proteins and hormones throughout the body?
what is the plasma
What is the process of blood clotting called?
what is hemostasis
what is the process by which the enzyme thrombin and the protein fibrinogen combine to form fibrin, a fiber that weaves around the platelet plug to form a blood clot; takes between 2 and 15 minutes to complete
what is coagulation
what is a long, thread-like fiber created by the combination of thrombin and fibrinogen that weaves around the platelet plug to form a blood clot
what is fibrin