Week 9 - Blood Warm Up
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12 Terms
What causes polycythemia?
Excessive erythrocytes
What is the treatment for hemophilia?
Transfusion of plasma or injections of missing clotting factor
What blood type is the universal recipient?
AB
Bleeding disorders often result from a lack of what vitamin?
Vitamin K
What is hematopoiesis?
Blood formation
Occurs in the red bone marrow
What is the matrix of blood?
Plasma
How are ABO blood groups determined?
A and B antigens on the red blood cells
Which white blood cells are the most numerous?
Neutrophils
What is an embolus?
A clot that breaks away from a vessel wall and circulates freely within the bloodstream
What is agglutination?
Process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes RBC’s to clump
What type of antigens are on type O blood?
Type O blood has no antigens on the red blood cells
What is RhoGAM
Immune serum used to prevent maternal sensitation to Rh antigens
