Unit 7

Unit 8 Study Guide

1. How many liters of blood does the average adult have?

2. What are the components of blood?

3. What does the hematocrit measure?

4. What percentage of blood is cells?

5. What percentage of blood is made of plasma?

6. What do erythrocytes look like and what is their function?

7. How do mature erythrocytes differ from immature ones?

8. What is a normal RBC Count?

9. What makes blood red?

10. How long does the average RBC live?

11. What hormone controls the rate of rbc synthesis?

12. What element is part of a red blood cell?

13. What is sickle-cell anemia and what is its cause?

14. What are the causes of Anemia

15. What is the difference between sickle cell anemia and sickle trait?

16. What percentage of white blood cells are eosinophils?

17. What is a Lymphocyte?

18. What is a chemical that stimulates cells to produce antibodies?

19. What percent of blood is lymphocytes

20. What is a normal white Blood Cell Count?

21. What does a rise in WBCS indicate? A decrease?

22. What is a normal WBC differential?

23. What is pus?

24. What do elevated monocytes indicate?

25. What is Diapedesis?

26. What is leukemia?

27. What is the function of fibrinogen?

28. What are 3 Lipoprotein molecules?

29. What is agglutination?

30. What keeps blood from clotting?

31. What is fibrinogen?

32. What is a globulin?

33. What are the major ABO groups?

34. What are antigens and antibodies associated with each blood group?

35. What blood type is universal donor? Universal recipient?

36. What is the Rh factor and why is it significant?