Sickle Cell Review

A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume.

• Narcosis
• Anemia
• Hemophilia

The main purpose for Red Blood Cells is....

• carry oxygen gas
• attack and destroy pathogens
• Clot the blood
• digest food

Doctors can say that a patient has an infection, if there are a lot of _________ in his blood.

• erythrocytes

• leukocytes

• thrombocytes

• plasma

• oxygen

Thrombocyte are a part of blood that help in the:

• formation of hemoglobin

• formation of a clot

• release of anitbodies

• absorption of amino acids

Where is blood made?

• Compact Bone

• Spongy Bone

• Bone Marrow

• Liver

Normal RBC

• A

• B

Sickled RBC

• A

• B

What is another name for red blood cells?

• hematocrit

• erythrocytes

• lymphocytes

• platelet

What is the job of white blood cells?

• to carry oxygen throughout the body

• to fight infection and protect the body

• to stick together and form clots

• to regulate cell division in the circulatory system

Why is sickle-cell anemia harmful?

• it programs WBCs to attack self cells

• it hinders the ability to carry oxygen

• it decreases resistance against malaria

• it isn't harmful