Blood Notes
12.1 Introduction
What are the 3 main
functions of blood?
What forms the
cardiovascular system?
What type of tissue is
blood? (Remember there
are epithelial,
connective, muscular,
and nervous tissues)
What do red blood cells
do?
What do white blood
cells do?
What do platelets do?
What is plasma?
What is found within the
plasma?
What is hematocrit mean?
What factors affect
blood volume?
What is the blood volume
of an average-size
adult?
Do males and females
differ in blood volume?
How so?
Draw a typical
centrifuged blood
sample. Label the layers
and their percents by
volume.
12.2 Blood Cells
What is the name of a
red blood cell?
Draw a red blood cell
and describe why it is
shaped this way.
What’s the function
of hemoglobin?
How does a red blood
cell change as it
matures?
Why are red blood cell
counts considered in
routine health tests?
How does the formation
of RBCs change over
time?
The production of RBCs
is called…
How is RBC production
controlled?
Why are vitamins
necessary for RBC
development?
Which vitamins are
most important?
Why is iron necessary
for RBCs?
What is anemia? What
are some symptoms of
anemia?
How can anemia be
treated?
What is
hemochromatosis? And
how is it treated?
What is sickle cell
anemia and what causes
it?
What are the symptoms
of sickle cell anemia?
How can sickle cell
anemia be treated?
All blood cells
originate from what
cell type in the bone
marrow? This is
called a lineage of
blood cells.
What happens to
damaged RBCs? Give
details.
What are the products
of hemoglobin
breakdown?
What happens to the
iron after it is
released?
What happens to the
biliverdin?
What is physiologic
jaundice? What is the
cause?
How can this type of
jaundice be treated?
White blood cells are
called…
Where do WBCs develop?
What are the 2
hormones that
stimulate WBC
development?
How do the 5 main
types of circulating
WBCs differ?
What are granulocytes?
What are the cells in
this group?
What are
agranulocytes? What
are the cells in this
group?
Differentiate between
the characteristics of
granulocytes and
agranulocytes.
List the 5 WBCs
How do WBCs fight
infection?
How do WBCs reach
microorganisms outside
of blood vessels?
Compare and contrast
neutrophils and
monocytes.
How can eosinophils
influence allergic
reactions?
What chemicals do
basophils contain?
What do each of these
chemicals do?
What is the specific
job of lymphocytes?
What is the normal
human WBC count?
A change in WBC count
can mean…
Distinguish between
leukocytosis and
leucopenia. What can
each tell you?
What is a differential
white blood cell count
(DIFF) and what can it
tell you?
How do platelets form?
How are platelets
different than RBCs?
What is the function
of platelets?