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Assignment 10: Blood 1. What is the blood volume of an average-sized adult? a. The blood volume for a healthy adult is 5-6 liters 2. Respond to the following: a. Define formed elements. b. Which category is the most numerous? C. Which makes up the buffy coat? a. Formed elements – cellular portion of blood b. Numerous – Erythrocytes c. Buffy coat – junction between erythrocytes and plasma 3. Respond to the following: a. Define anemia. b. Give three possible causes. a. Anemia – Decrease in the oxygen- carrying ability of the blood b. Causes i. Lower-than-normal number of red blood cells ii. Abnormal hemoglobin content in the red blood cells iii. Deficient hemoglobin content in the red blood cells 4. Name the granular and agranular WBC’s. a. Granular i. Neutrophils ii. Eosinophils iii. Basophils b. Agranular i. Lymphocytes ii. Monocytes 5. What WBC type resides primarily in the tissues of the body? a. Lymphocytes is the WBC type that resides primarily in the tissues of the body 6. Can liver dysfunction cause bleeding disorders? a. Yes, because if the liver cannot function correctly, the liver cannot create the usual supply of procoagulants 7. What are agglutinins? a. Antibodies that cause agglutination (clogging of small blood vessels in the body) 8. Name the four ABO blood groups. a. AB b. A c. B d. O 9. Respond to the following: a. What is a transfusion reaction? b. Why does it happen? a. Transfusion reaction – RBC’s that are given during a transfusion and destroyed by the person’s immune system

b. Transfusion reaction happens when mismatched blood is transfused 10. If you had a high hematocrit would you expect you hemoglobin determination to be high or low? Explain. a. High, because the higher the RBC volume (hematocrit), the higher the hemoglobin...