Blood Basics
This liquid portion of blood carries nutrients, gases, hormones, and proteins.
What is plasma?
Red blood cells are also known by this scientific name.
What are erythrocytes?
A low oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is known as this condition.
What is anemia?
This blood type is known as the universal donor.
What is type O?
White blood cells are also called this.
What are leukocytes?
Blood makes up approximately this percentage of total body weight.
What is 7–9%?
The biconcave shape of RBCs increases this property.
What is surface area?
This anemia results from vitamin B₁₂ deficiency and causes neurologic symptoms.
What is pernicious anemia?
This blood type is considered the universal recipient.
What is type AB?
The most numerous WBC type and first responders to bacterial infections.
What are neutrophils?
The normal pH range of human blood falls within this narrow alkaline range.
What is pH 7.35–7.45?
This iron-containing molecule allows RBCs to transport oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?
RBCs that are small and pale are described with these two terms.
What are microcytic and hypochromic?
People with Rh-negative blood naturally do NOT have antibodies for this factor unless exposed.
What is the Rh factor?
These WBCs produce antibodies and mature into plasma cells.
What are B lymphocytes?
Plasma minus clotting factors is called this.
What is serum?
The average lifespan of a red blood cell is approximately this many days.
What is 120 days?
This inherited hemolytic anemia causes RBCs to sickle under low oxygen conditions.
What is sickle cell anemia?
This fetal condition can occur when an Rh-negative mother carries an Rh-positive fetus.
What is erythroblastosis fetalis?
An abnormally high WBC count is known as this condition.
What is leukocytosis?
These three are the major plasma proteins.
What are albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen?
This lab measurement reflects the percentage of blood composed of RBCs.
What is hematocrit?
This condition involves excessive RBC production and elevated hematocrit.
What is polycythemia?
This medication prevents Rh incompatibility during pregnancy.
What is RhoGAM?
This blood cancer is characterized by abnormal WBC proliferation.
What is leukemia?