Exam 8: Blood

Coagulation is the process of clotting.

A test that measures the number of different types of WBCs in a blood sample is a(n)

A mismatch between mother and fetus of what factor causes HDN?

When monocytes leave the bloodstream and take up residence in the lymphatic tissue, they transform into

The formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow is stimulated by a hormone from the kidneys called

The liquid portion of blood is termed

What is the process in which a donor is transfused with his or her own blood after anticoagulation and filtration from an active bleeding site?

A prefix for one or singular is mono-.

An inherited form of anemia characterized by a crescent-shaped RBC is

What is the iron-containing pigment of RBCs that carries oxygen to tissue?

The term for stopping or controlling bleeding is homeostasis.

Thrombocytopenia is a deficiency of platelets.

A group of inherited disorders in which the anemia is the result of a decrease in the synthesis of hemoglobin is

The process of blood formation is called

RBCs are erythrocytes.

A substance formed by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance is a(n)

An individual with which ABO blood type is considered a universal donor?

The liquid portion of the blood is plasma.

Hemorrhage into the tissues is called

The combining form for iron is sider/o.