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15 Cards in this Set
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Blood has two elements - they are? |
formed elements and plasma |
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formed elements and plasma = which is solid and which is liquid? |
FE = solid, Plasma = liquid |
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3 major families of formed elements? |
Erythrocytes ( RBC ) Leukocytes (WBC) and Platelets. |
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Leukocytes has two sub categories - and in each there are different types. Name the subcategories and their respective types. |
Granulocytes ( Neutrophils, eosinophils, and Basophils) Agranulocytes ( Monocytes, and Lymphocytes ) |
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What is more common; Erythrocytes or Leukocytes? Which is the RBC? |
Erythrocytes! They are the red ones. |
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What is a hematocrit? What are the proper percentages? 3 components |
% of RBC in blood volume. Should be 45%. 55% is plasma. <1 is Buffy coat. |
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What is serum? |
plasma minus clotting protein |
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What is the buffy coat? |
WBC + platelets. |
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Name each WBC is order from most to least. |
Neutrophil, lymphocyte, Monocyte, eosinophil, Basophil. |
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What are the three Granulocytes? |
Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils |
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What are the two Agranulocytes? |
Monocytes, and Lymphocytes. |
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Define Antigen and Antibody |
Antigen = markers on RBC or a foreign substance. Antibody - they fight antigens. |
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Agglutinogen and Agglutinin |
Agglutinogen = markers on RBC Agglutinin = preformed antibodies that fight RBCs that arent your own. |
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how to read eldoncard? |
you are what you see. nothing means 0-. everything means AB+ |
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Each blood type can receive what? what is the universal donor? what is the universal receiver? |
its own type and 0. 0 AB. |
