Exam 27: Blood

Name and give the functions of each type of agranulocyte.

One hemoglobin molecule can unite with a total of four molecules of oxygen.

People with type O blood are considered universal donors and therefore crossmatching is not needed before transfusing their blood.

The general term for an overall decrease in white blood cells is leukocytosis.

Which of the following is not true of white blood cells?

The major ingredient in hemoglobin that allows oxygen to be transported is:

A person with neither A, nor B antibodies in the blood plasma would have which blood type?

Match each blood cell life span with the corresponding blood cell type. -Erythrocyte

Plasma is a straw-colored fluid that accounts for more than half of the blood volume.

In the formation of a clot, the insoluble network of fine threads in which the cellular elements of blood are trapped is called:

A woman who is pregnant for the first time cannot possibly have anti-Rh antibodies in her blood.

The nuclei of red blood cells and white blood cells are almost identical in size.

One of the reasons that red blood cells are so efficient in carrying oxygen is that one hemoglobin molecule can carry two oxygen atoms.

A drop in blood oxygen levels stimulates the liver to release erythropoietin.

Match each substance involved in blood clot formation with its description or function. -Ion that is necessary in two steps of the clotting process

The synthesis of plasma protein takes place in the liver.

Diagram the three stages of blood coagulation.

Name and give the function of the three blood-formed elements.

Which characteristic of blood makes it especially effective in temperature regulation?

Which white blood cell contains granules filled with histamine?