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Hematocrit

percentage of blood volume occupied by erythrocytes.

Hemoglobin

red, respiratory pigment of erythrocytes; consists of 6% heme and 94% globin.

Leukopoiesis

production of white blood cells.

Erythropoiesis

production of red blood cells.

Erythrocyte

red blood cell; biconcave cell containing hemoglobin

Leukocyte

WBC

Thrombocyte

Blood Platelet

Plasma

pale yellow fluid consisting of ~90% water and ~10% other substances/molecules.

Hemocytoblast

the mother cell; this cell gives rise to all the formed elements of the blood.

Homostasis

important in the regulation of blood clotting to control bleeding and blood loss.

Can undergo diapedesis?

Leukocytes

Make up the majority of the formed elements?

Erythrocytes

Make up the fewest numbers of the formed elements?

Leukocytes

Second largest number of formed elements?

Thrombocytes

Not truly a cell but cell fragments (cytoplasmic fragments) of megakaryocytes?

thrombocytes

Have no mitochondria and energy is derived through anaerobic metabolism?

Erythrocytes

Contains a nucleus?

Leukocytes

Contain Mitochondria?

Leukocytes

Involved in immune system responses?

Leukocytes

Their production is stimulated by erythropoitin?

Erythrocytes

Which antigen(s) would correspond with blood type A?

antigen A

Which antigen(s) would correspond with blood type O?

No antigens

Which antigen(s) would correspond with blood type AB?

Antigen A, Antigen B

Which antibody(ies) would correspond with blood type B?

Antibody A

Which antibody(ies) would correspond with blood type AB?

No antibodies

Which antibody(ies) would correspond with blood type O?

antibody A, Antibody B

which blood type is considered to be the 'universal donor'??

Blood type O

Which blood type is considered to be the 'universal recipient'?

blood type AB

The hormonal stimulus that prompts red blood cell formation is?

Erythropoietin

The most numerous WBC is the?

neutrophil

Blood proteins play an important part in?

blood clotting, immunity, maintenance of blood volume

The white blood cell that releases histamine and other inflammatory chemicals is the?

Basophil

The blood cell that can become an antibody-secreting cell is the?

lymphocyte

Which of the following does not promote multiple steps in the clotting pathway?

Factor XI


(the ones that do: PF3, thrombin, Ca2+)

The normal pH of the blood is about?

7.4

Suppose your blood is AB positive. This means that?

agglutinogens A and B are present on your red blood cells, there are no anti-A or anti-B antibodies in your plasma, your blood is Rh1,