Blood components
Liquid portion of blood
Plasma
% of RBC of the total blood volume
Hematocrit
Polycythemia
Too many RBC
percentage of space of total blood volume
1%
Microorganism that causes diseases
Ex: Fungi, bacteria, and viruses
Pathogens
WBC
Leukocytes
Unable to repair or replicate
Anucluate (RBC)
prolonged oxygen deficiency due to low # of RBC
Hypoxia
WBC that performs Diapedesis and is the largest.
Monocytes
The two cells that are made in either the thymus or the red bone marrow
T cells and B cells
RBC
Erythocytes
RBC Transports from the lungs to the cells in the body
Oxygen
Skin appears blue due to an abnormally high blood concentration of deoxyhemoglobin
Cyanosis
WBC's that are active during allergic reactions
Eosinophils and Basophils
Protein molecules for pathogens
Antigens
Plateles
thrombocytes
RBC picks up ___ from other tissues and unloads in lungs for expiration
Carbon Dioxide
Megakaryocytes
Fragments of whole cell
Diagnosis of having an abnormal amount of WBC count
Leukemia (more than 10,500)
Leukopenia ( below 3,500)
Relationship between Histamines and Antihistamines
One causes an allergic reaction while the other tries to stop the reaction.
Formed elements
Leukocytes,Erthyocytes, and platels
Produces 2.4 million new erythrocytes per second in adults
Hematopoiesis
platelet counts below 150,000
Platelets count above 450,000
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytosis
Name the cells and the percentage of WBC from least to greatest.
Neutrophils 60%, Lymphocytes 30%, Monocytes 6%, Eosinophils 3%, Basophils 1%
Two types of immunity and descriptions
Active Immunity- remembers the first exposure and is ready for the next time
Passive Immunity- A person is injected with a vaccine.