Blood study guide – Flashcards
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what is the smallest of the white blood cells?
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lymphocyte
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what type of nucleus does a lymphocyte have?
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mono nucleus
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what does a lymphocyte make?
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antibodies
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what is oxygen combined with to be transported around the body?
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hemoglobin
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what portion of the blood are small organic molecules such as glucose transported in?
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plasma
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what one formed element and two proteins is blood clotting dependent on?
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platelets, fibrinogen, prothrombin
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two divisions of white blood cells:
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agranulocytes and granulocytes
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what do granulocytes have in the cytoplasm?
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granules
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what type of molecule is an antibody?
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protein
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what do antibodies combine with?
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antigens
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what phagocytises bacteria?
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neutrophils
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neutrophils function by ____________ bacteria
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phagocytising
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what antigens does blood type AB have on red blood cells?
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A and B
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does blood type AB have antibodies in the plasma?
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no
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An Rh-negative woman may form antibodies that destroy her _________ baby's red blood cells
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Rh positive
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A(n) _________ woman may form antibodies that destroy her Rh positive baby's red blood cells
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Rh-negative
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An Rh-negative woman may form ________ that destroy her Rh positive baby's red blood cells
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antibodies
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Scientific name for a red blood cell:
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erythrocyte
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where red and white blood cells are made:
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red bone marrow
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scientific name for white blood cells
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leukocytes
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what is a leukocyte with many-lobed nuclei called?
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polymorphonuclear
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what is: -polymorphonuclear -granular -phagocytic -Made in red bone marrow
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Neutrophil
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what is: -mononuclear -agranular -a producer of antibodies -Made in red bone marrow
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lymphocyte
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Two ways white blood cells fight infection:
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phagocytising, antibodies
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three substances that are always present in the blood:
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platelets, prothrombin, fibrinogen
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three substances that arise after the blood has begun the process of clotting
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thromboblastin, thrombin, fibrin threads
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the actual clot in the blood:
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fibrin threads
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the most important part of the circulatory system which exchanges nutrients and wastes
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capillaries
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The antigen-antibody reaction between an antigen and an antibody of the same letter-type causes what?
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clotting, or 'aglutenation'
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What is the plasma constituent which maintains blood volume and transports molecules?
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water
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What is the plasma constituent which maintains blood osmotic pressure and pH?
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plasma proteins and salt
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What is the plasma constituent is involved in cellular respiration and end product of metabolism?
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Gases
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What is the plasma constituent which is food for cells?
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Nutrients
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What is the plasma constituent that's the end product of metabolism?
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wastes
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What is the plasma constituent which aids metabolism?
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hormones salts and vitamins
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where is water absorbed from?
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large intestine
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what is the source of albumin?
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liver
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what is the source of fibrinogen?
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liver
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what is the source of globulins?
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lymphocytes
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what is the source of O2?
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lungs
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what is the source of CO2?
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tissues
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where are nutrients absorbed from?
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intestinal villi
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what is the source of salts?
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intestinal villi
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what is the source of wastes?
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tissues
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what is the source of hormones and vitamins?
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varied
