Flashcards: blood

Blood is formed from ________ _______ ______ called ________ ________ that are suspended in ___________ _______ _______ called ______

The red blood cells that transport oxygen

The name for how erythrocytes make up 45% of total blood volume

transport function of blood

delivers __________ from the lungs and ___________ from the digestive tract to all ________ ______

regulation function of blood

Maintains appropriate body ______________ by ___________ and _______________ heat throughout the body

protection function of blood

prevents ________ ________ by _________ blood formation

Name the three formed elements of blood

1.

2.

3.

Erythrocytes transport ___________ ______

Leukocytes ________ the body from damage by ___________, __________, parasites, and tumor cells

Platelets _________ the body through the _________ ___________ process

Process to stop bleeding if blood vessel wall breaks

first step of hemostasis

________ ________ constricts the ________ to reduce ________ ________

second step of hemostasis

_____________ _____ ______________

third step of hemostasis

_________________ as _______ ________ form a ______ that traps ______ _______ ________ and ___________ forming the ________

Molecule markers on the external surfaces of RBC plasma membranes that the body can perceive as foreign and generate an immune response

An ____________ is a molecule marker on the ___________ surface of RBC __________ ___________ that the body can perceive as _________ and and generate an ___________ __________

________________ cells may be clumped together and destroyed or ______________

RBC ____________ on the plasma membrane are also called _______________ because they cause ______________

Antigens determining ____ and __ blood groups that are improperly transfused cause __________

The 52 named Rh agglutinogens

A person carrying the D antigen is ___

A person that isn't carrying the D antigen is ____

Destruction of RBCs

If an ___ person receives ___ blood, the immune system becomes _________ and begins producing anti-Rh antibodies against the foreign antigen

_______________ does not typically occur after the first transfusion but occurs each ____________ time

name this part of blood composition

55% of whole blood

Least dense component 

Non-living fluid matrix 

plasma is _____ of whole blood and the ______ __________ component composed of a _______ __________ fluid matrix

name this part of blood composition

<1% of whole blood

Leukocytes and platelets

Formed elements

the buffy coat is ___ of whole blood and composed of _____________ and ______________ which are __________ ___________

name this part of blood composition

45% of whole blood

Most dense component 

Formed elements

erythrocytes are ____ of whole blood and the _______ _________ component composed of ____________ ___________

___________ is plasma without clotting proteins

___________ is plasma with clotting proteins

leukocytes

______________ phagocytize bacteria

leukocytes

_______________ kill parasitic worms and play a complex role in allergies and asthma

leukocytes

_____________ release histamine and other mediators of inflammation

leukocytes

_________________ mount the immune response by direct cell attack or via antibodies

leukocytes

_______________ perform phagocytosis and develop into macrophages in the tissues

____________ __________ ______________ determines the relative proportions of individual ___________ types, it can be used as a _____________ tool, a high ____________ count may indicate parasitic infection or allergic responses

_______________ are young erythrocytes

the _______________ _____________ provides a rough index of RBC formation

patients who receive incompatible blood types during transfusions under go a transfusion reaction where ____________ RBCs in small blood vessels hinder _________ __________ to body __________

_______________ escapes into the bloodstream causing cell death in the ___________ _____________ which can lead to fatal kidney shutdown

what are leukocytes with visible granules?

what are leukocytes with nonvisible granules?

name the granulocytes

1.

2.

3.

name the agranulocytes

1.

2.

what blood group is a universal recipient?

why?

what blood group is a universal donor?

why?

what agglutinogens are produced by blood group AB?

what agglutinins are produced by blood group AB?

what does this mean for their ability to donate blood?

what agglutinogens are produced by blood group O?

what agglutinins are produced by blood group O?

what does this mean for their ability to donate blood?

what antigens are present on type A blood?

what plasma antibodies are present?

can they receive blood from a person with type AB blood?

what antigens are present on type B blood?

what plasma antibodies are present?

can they receive blood from a person with type AB blood?

unique to ABO blood groups is the presence in the __________ of preformed ______________ called ____________

______________ ____ and __________ _______ are two vitamins required for DNA synthesis because they can jeopardize _________ dividing cell populations like developing ______________

The _________ is the RBC graveyard because old erythrocytes lose _______________ and get stuck in smaller circulatory channels

the heme portion of hemoglobin degrades into __________

White blood cells can leave the bloodstream through ___________

______________ refers to the production of WBCs stimulated by ___________ and __________ ____________ ______

platelets are fragments of large cells called ___________________