Exam 26: The Blood

Blood plasma proteins called ________ are used to transport lipids and some fat-soluble vitamins.

Bloodletting for the purpose of reducing the thickness of a person's blood is known as ________ phlebotomy.

About how much blood does the average adult body contain?

When there are not enough red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood to carry an adequate amount of oxygen to the body's cells, the person has the condition called ________.

The percentage of red blood cells found in a sample of blood is called the ____.

Which of the following individuals is most at risk for erythroblastosis fetalis?

If a fetus develops erythroblastosis fetalis, what medical intervention is often required at birth?

Which of the following is the smallest of the plasma proteins that pull water into the bloodstream to help maintain blood pressure?

The ________ antigen is a protein first discovered on red blood cells of the Rhesus monkey. It is important for women to know if they are positive or negative for this protein.

Another name for red blood cells (RBCs) is ________.

Platelets come from cells called ________, which are found in red bone marrow.

Beth is a 16-year-old patient whose mother has brought her to the office because Beth is always complaining of being tired. Beth tells you that she has frequent headaches, and her feet are always cold. Her blood pressure is 100/64, and her heart rate is 84. When you ask if her menstrual periods are normal, she says she bleeds heavily for 7 or 8 days each month. Which of the following conditions might you suspect?

White blood cells (WBCs) are also called ________.

Monocytes and lymphocytes do not have granules in their cytoplasm and are two types of ________.

Approximately 55% of the blood in a healthy person is made up of ________.

Plasma makes up what percentage of the blood?

Mature RBCs contain a pigment called ________.

Jose, an 11-year-old child, was involved in a serious automobile accident and has lost a lot of blood. The emergency physician tells his mother that he will need a blood transfusion. The mother becomes frantic, saying that Jose has a "rare" blood type, AB, and she doesn't know if they will be able to match it. What would be the physician's best response to Jose's mother?

The most likely result of agglutination following a blood transfusion is ____.

Which of these WBCs release histamine and heparin and promote inflammation?