Hematology Mastery

_____helps maintain homeostasis in several ways; it transports gases, nutrients, and waste products, processes molecules, regulates pH and osmosis, maintains body temperature, protects against foreign substances, and facilitates clot formation.

The main responsibilities of __________ include moving oxygen from the lungs to body tissues and assisting in the movement of carbon dioxide from tissues to the lungs. This is achieved through the bonding of oxygen with hemoglobin within these cells.

White blood cells are spherical cells that do not contain __________, are larger than red blood cells, and each possesses a nucleus.

Platelets are minute fragments of cells, each consisting of a small amount of cytoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane. They are produced in the bone marrow from large cells known as __________.

Red blood cells, or erythrocytes, are the most abundant of the formed elements and make up nearly 95% of all formed elements. Normal RBCs are __________, with edges that are thicker than the center of the cell.

Plasma contains dissolved proteins including __________, globulins, and fibrinogen.

Carbon dioxide, produced as a waste product by cells, is transported in plasma in three forms: dissolved in plasma, as __________, and bound to proteins.

Platelets release various chemicals, including clotting factors and other proteins, that help initiate and propagate the __________.

Each WBC type is named according to its appearance in stained preparations. Those containing large cytoplasmic granules are __________, and those with very small granules that cannot be easily seen with the light microscope are __________.

The structure of a red blood cell is important for its function; they live for about 120 days in males and _____ days in females