Components of blood
Name the formed elements of blood
Plasma, RBCs, Platelets, WBCs
Does Erythrocyte = Red blood cell?
Yes!
WBC's have another name, what is it?
Leukocytes
What is the scientific name for platelets?
Thrombocytes
The formation of RBCs is a process also called what?
Erythropoiesis
The yellow liquid that makes up 55% of blood volume in the body
Plasma
(What does it transport?)
True or False: Erythrocytes are nucleated
False
Name the saying that will help you remember which WBCs are most to least abundant
Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas
(What does each letter stand for?)
Function of platelets?
Forms clots when blood vessels are ruptured
All blood cells are created where?
In the bone marrow
The thin layer of white blood cells that rests on top of the RBC layer
Buffy coat
(they make up what percentage of whole blood?)
What kind of metabolism do erythrocytes use?
Anerobic metabolism
Lymphocytes play a role in what kind of immunity?
Acquired immunity
(how is this different from innate immunity?)
True or False: Platelets are not their own type of cell instead they are cellular fragments
True
(Which kind of cell are platelets the cellular fragment of)
True of False: Stem cells can only become any type of erythrocyte
False - Stem cells can become any type of blood cell
Lower percentage of RBCs = _________
Higher percentage of RBCs = __________
Anemia, Polycythemia
Red blood cells are formed in red bone marrow through a process called _____
Erythropoiesis
Which type of WBCs are phagocytes?
Monocytes, Neutrophils
What could happen if you have a high platelet count (thrombocytosis) ?
Blood clots, stroke, abnormal bleeding
What part(s) of the body secretes erythropoietin?
Kidneys, Liver
You're in lab and see the experiment will be covering blood, your TA turns on a device you will be using to demonstrate and it spins the vile that's contained in it. What process will you be partaking in?
Fractionation
(What does it separate?)
If each RBC contains 250 million hemoglobin molecules, how many oxygen molecules does hemoglobin need to bind to so that each RBC can carry 1 billion oxygen molecules?
4
Leukocytes respond to chemicals through a process called _____ to know where the injury site is located
Chemotaxis
What hormone triggers stem cells to become megakaryocytes?
Thrombopoietin
Low blood oxygen is also known as_____, and runs on what kind of feedback loop?
hypoxemia, negative feedback loop