Blood Study Guide
1. What is the pH of blood?
2. What are the living components of blood?
3. What do erythrocytes do?
4. What are types of anemia that have a decrease in the amount of functioning red blood cells?
5. What are on the proteins called that are on surface of red blood cells (except for O)?
6. What blood type is the universal donor?
7. What will happen to an Rh- person if they receive Rh+ blood the first time?
8. What does a mom’s blood NOT have that can cause erythroblastosis fetalis in an Rh+ fetus?
9. What are the functions of leukocytes?
10. When does erythroblastosis fetalis happen (in what pregnancy)?
11. In what circumstance do neutrophils increase in the bloodstream?
12. What percent of water does blood contain?
13. What are examples of anemia that results in a decrease in the amount of hemoglobin red blood cells
contain?
14. What is given to a pregnant Rh- mother after she has an Rh+ baby to prevent the second baby from
having erythroblastosis fetalis?
15. What are the two types of leukocytes in the body?
16. What is the function of B cells?
17. What are the functions of lymphocytes?
18. If a person has A+ blood, what are the blood types they can receive?
19. What are some things that can form in babies with erythroblastosis fetalis?
20. What happens in a patient with leukemia?
21. What is the function of monocytes?
22. What is the name of a clot that is attached?
23. In what circumstance do the numbers of eosinophils increase?
24. What attracts leukocytes to the site of infection?
25. What type of conditions are monocytes typically seen in?
26. What is the function of thrombocytes?
27. In what age group is acute leukemia typically seen in?
28. What do blood banks have to add to donated blood before it is given to a recipient?
29. List some reasons why blood typing is used.
30. What is a free floating clot called?
31. What is the normal range for hemoglobin?
32. What are the functions of basophils?
33. During what pregnancy does a mother’s Rh- blood cause an immune reaction to an Rh+ baby’s blood?
34. List the symptoms of leukemia.
35. What is the average lifespan of erythrocytes?
36. List nonliving components of blood/
37. What amount of blood does the average person have?
38. When you completed the blood typing lab, what observations did you see when testing for blood
types?
39. In what age group is chronic leukemia usually seen in?
40. What blood type can only receive one type of blood? Why?