Hematology Questions
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The value of 300,000 per microliter of blood is a normal value for ______
blood cells are suspended in a fluid matrix called _____, in which is dissolved many types of molecules that are being transported.
transportation, heat distribution, maintenance of interstitial fluid composition
Red blood cells are the most common cells found in blood, with about 5 _______ cells per microliter of blood.
red blood cells are unique because they lack a _____
white blood cells can contain ______ in their cytoplasm
There are smaller numbers of larger cells with large, multilobed nuclei called ________ or white blood cells
blood contains numerous ________ red blood cells called _____
Which of the following describes an erythrocyte?
The most numerous white blood cells in a differential count of a healthy individual are;
In adults, the only site of red blood cell production, and the primary site of white blood cell formation is the;
Which type of blood cells contain haemoglobin?
Which of the following would lead to the production of more red blood cells?
The only formed elements that possess a nucleus when mature are;
The major component of the RBC is the protein
1) Immune reaction (hives, fever, resp. distress, hypotension)2) Hemolysis- release when Hb is metabolized (and eventually jaundice)3) Kidney shutdown- Toxic substances released from hemolyzing blood- Renal vasoconstriction- And Hb leak thru glomeruli, blocking kidney tubules
These are all the same class of Hematopoietic Growth Factors, that bind to blood stem cell receptors, telling it what to differentiate into
Hb abnormalities, mismatched blood, bacterial or parasytical infections (malaria)
Influencing blood stem cells to turn into final cells (RBC, platelets, WBC's, etc.)
A common stem cell (pluripotent= can be any blood cell)