Exam 21: Blood

The leukocyte that is very active during a bacterial infection is the

Globulins make up the second largest group of plasma proteins.

_______________ is a growth factor that stimulates both the production of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow and the subsequent formation of platelets.

Two of the four globin chains in the hemoglobin molecule are called alpha chains and the other two are called ________________ chains.

A person with erythrocytes that have surface antigen A,but not surface antigen B,is said to have type _________ blood. A

The percentage of the volume of all formed elements in the blood is called the _______________.

M-CSF is a growth factor that stimulates the production of monocytes from myeloblast cells.

The binding of antibodies in the blood plasma to their corresponding surface antigens on the erythrocyte plasma membrane is called _____________.

Among the constituents of plasma,sodium,potassium,and bicarbonate ions are classified as

An individual's hematocrit is dependent on his or her

The concentration of dissolved oxygen is _______ in plasma than in interstitial fluid.

The growth factor that increases the formation of erythrocytes,all classes of granulocytes,monocytes,and platelets from myeloid stem cells is

Among the three categories of lymphocytes,it is the _____________ killer cells that attack abnormal and infected tissue cells.

Usually the least numerous of the leukocytes are the

If the blood pH falls below 7.4 to 7.0,a condition called _____________ results and the central nervous system is depressed.

The dark bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane as a result of deficient oxygenation of the blood is called _______________.

Macrophages are the converted monocytes that phagocytize bacteria,cell fragments,dead cells,and debris.

Movement of leukocytes between the endothelial blood vessel cells into the body tissues is called _____________.

In the centrifuged sample of blood illustrated,number 2 indicates

Old erythrocytes are phagocytized in the