The formed elements in blood

Where in the body are Megakyrocytes found ?

Red Bone Marrow

What do Megakaryocytes produce ?

Platelets

What is the purpose of platelets

Help blood clotting

Another name for WBC’s

Leukocytes

Macrophage when it leave the blood stream ?

Monocyte

Defend against parasitic worms

Eosinophil

Most abundant of the WBC’s in the blood stream

Neutrophil

Can navigate in and out of blood stream

Lymphocyte

Releases histamine to cause inflammation

Basophil

What is the most common name for Erythrocyte

Red blood cell (RBC)

What does it mean bi-concave

Red blood cells has a concave shape on both sides

What is the RBC life’s span

120 days

How many Hemoglobin molecules are in one red blood cell ?

270 million hemoglobin molecules