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Excel & Succeed - academic year (2026-2027)
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Study of blood and its formed elements
Hematology
What encompasses about 55% of total blood volume?
Plasma protein
What accounts for 44% of blood volume?
Erythrocytes
Rbcs contain the protein ________ whose function is to transport
oxygen and co2 to and from all the body tissues
Hemoglobin
What defends against bacteria, viruses and foreign antigens?
Wbcs
What is responsible for preventing blood loss from hemorrhage and
exert their main effect on the blood vessel wall
, Platelets
Cellular formation, proliferation, differentiation and maturation of blood
cells
Hematopoiesis
Hematopoietic tissue and organs include:
Spleen, lymph nodes, thymus, bone marrow, liver, res
When does hematopoiesis begin?
19th day of gestation
Where are blood cells in normal adults are manufactured ?
Marrow of axial skeleton
Erythrocytes, granulocytes, monocytes and platelets are normally
produced in:
Bone marrow
Where are lymphocytes produced?
Bone marrow and thymus
Primary regulator of erythropoiesis
Erythropoietin
An rbc is a biconcave disc with a life span of _____ days
120
The number of rbc's (red blood cells), wbc's (white blood cells) and
platelets (per cubic millimeter) that are present in the patient's sample of
blood is determined.
Also included is the hemotacrit (%), hemoglobin concentration (gm%)
and the differential.
Most common test done on the blood
Cbc