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Biology 20 - Blood and Immunity Exam Questions and Answers
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Biology 20 - Blood and Immunity ExamQuestions and Answers
Functions iiof iiBlood ii- iiAnswers ii-Transport, iiImmune iiFunction, iiKeeping iiWater
iiBalance, iiRegulating iiBody iiTemperature
Hematocrit ii- iiAnswers ii-A iisample iithat iishows iithe iipercentage iiof iiplasma iiand iiformed
iielements iiin iiblood
Plasma ii- iiAnswers ii-The iifluid iiportion iiof iiblood; iicomposed iiof iiwater, iisalts, iiand
iiplasma iiproteins
Albumin ii- iiAnswers ii-Maintains iithe iiosmotic iiwater iibalance iibetween iithe iiblood iiand
iithe iiECF; iihelps iito iidraw iiwater iiinto iithe iicapillaries
Globulin ii- iiAnswers ii-Used iito iimanufacture iiantibodies iito iifight iiinvading iimicrobes
Fibrinogen ii- iiAnswers ii-Functions iiin iiblood iiclotting; iibecomes iifibrin iithreads iiwhen iiin
iicontact iiwith iithrombin
Erythrocytes ii(RBC's) ii- iiAnswers ii-Transport iioxygen iito iibody iicells
Hemoglobin ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiprotein iifound iiin iierythrocytes iithat iiallows iithem iito iicarry
iioxygen; iicomposed iiof iiiron, iigiving iiblood iiits iired iipigment
Erythropoiesis ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiprocess iiby iiwhich iierythrocytes iiare iimade; iihappens
iiin iithe iibone iimarrow; iiincreased iiby iidecreased iiexposure iito iioxygen
Anemia ii- iiAnswers ii-A iicondition iicaused iiby iilow iilevels iiof iihemoglobin iiin iithe
iierythrocytes iior iia iilack iiof iierythrocyte iiproduction
Causes iiof iiAnemia ii- iiAnswers ii-Low iiiron iiin iidiet,
Blood iiloss ii(hemorrhage)
Diseased iibone iimarrow
Sickle iicell iianemia ii(genetic iidisease)
Leukocytes ii(WBC's) ii- iiAnswers ii-Provide iia iidefense iiagainst iiforeign iiinvaders iiin iithe
iiblood iior iitissues
Thrombocytes ii(Platelets) ii- iiAnswers ii-Function iiin iiblood iiclotting; iiwhen iiruptured, iithey
iirelease iithromboplastin, iibeginning iithe iiclotting iiprocess
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