Blood facts
This type of cell is shaped like a biconcave disc.
What is a red blood cell?
The scientific name for red blood cell.
Plasma is made up of alot of important substances but this part makes up a whopping 92%.
What is water?
After being spun in a centrifuge, plasma appears this color.
What is clear, straw (or yellow)?
Blood component that makes up 55% of your blood.
What is plasma?
This cell is the most common type of leukocyte.
What is a neutrophil?
The scientific name for ALL white blood cells.
What is Leukocytes?
Platelets, RBCs, and WBCs make up what part of the blood?
What is Formed Elements?
When viewed under a microscope after staining, these white blood cells have pale lilac granules.
What are neutrophils?
The condition where one does not have enough iron so you have a low red blood cell count. Symptoms include fatigue, paleness, and low energy.
What is anemia?
This type of cell is also known as a thrombocyte.
What is a platelet?
These cellular fragments help form clots and stop bleeding.
What are platelets?
The three elements that make up the "formed" portion of the blood.
What are platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells?
This type of white blood cell has red orange granules when viewed under the microscope after being stained.
What are eosinophils?
The protein on the red blood cell that carries the oxygen.
White blood cells can be broken down into how many individual types?
What is 5?
The largest leukocyte which tends to have a horseshoe-shaped nucleus.
What are monocytes?
These three proteins are found in human plasma.
What are albumin, globulin, and fibrinogen?
These cells have dense, dark purple/deep blue granules.
What are basophils?
This type of blood cell is an immature blood cell and should only be found in the bone marrow.
What is a blast?
This type of cell becomes a macrophage upon leaving circulation and entering tissues.
What is a monocyte?
The name of the thin layer between the plasma and the red blood cells in a sample of blood after going through the centrifuge.
What is the Buffy Coat (WBCs and platelets)?
This agranulocyte stains purple
What is a lymphocyte?
The presence of blasts in the circulating blood likely indicates this disease.
What is leukemia?