Exam 13: Blood

Thrombocytopenia is the hereditary low level of platelets.

Explain the treatments for pernicious and iron deficiency anemia.

Basophils release heparin,which helps the blood clot.

Iron,vitamin B??,and folate are all needed for the manufacture of hemoglobin.

The buffy coat is found at the very bottom of a test tube of blood that has been "spun down."

Explain the process of blood clot formation.

The final product in the process of blood clot formation is

The pH of blood must stay

What is the approximate number of red blood cells in one cubic millimeter of blood?

Most adults have between 4 and 6 liters of blood.

A person with mononucleosis can have a white blood cell count as high as 18,000/mm³ of blood.

Red blood cells are able to replicate so rapidly because their nucleus is larger than the nuclei of other cells.

Describe thalassemia.

The blood type considered the universal donor is type

If a person's body contained 5 liters of blood,about _____ liters would be plasma and _____ liter(s)would be formed elements.

Most adult leukemia is acute myeloid leukemia.

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of mature T lymphocytes.

A red blood cell that is smaller than normal and has less hemoglobin than normal would be called

Blood is composed of plasma and formed elements.

A bone marrow transplant can restore the blood-forming function of lymphatic tissue.