Anatomy of blood

This is called the "river of life" because it transports everything our cells need to survive.

• albumin

• blood

• plasma

• platelets

A "stem cell" where formed elements arise. This resides in the red bone marrow.

• hematopoiesis

• hemostasis

• hemophilia

• hemocytoblast

All of the following are Leukocytes except for:

• Basophils

• Eosinophils

• Erythrocytes

• Neutrophils

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This part of your blood contains hemoglobin that helps transport oxygen in your blood

• Granulocytes

• Monocytes

• Erythrocytes

• Leukocytes

This part of your blood is primarily water, noncellular; the fluid matrix of blood

• Plasma

• Platelets

• Formed elements

• Erythrocytes

This leukocyte releases histamine during inflammatory reactions

• Monocyte

• Basophil

• Lymphocyte

• Neutrophil

The prefix "erythro" means

• white

• cell

• formation

• red

The formation of red blood cells is called

• erythropoietin

• erythropoiesis

• hemostasis

• Hematopoiesis

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This type of white blood cell originated in the bone marrow and may be formed in lymphoid tissue

• Monocyte

• Lymphocyte

• Neutrophil

• Basophil

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What are 2 antigens that determine blood type?

• A,O

• B,O

• A,B

• O,O

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