take home test answers

typically, what percentage of a sample of a human blood is made up of red blood cells?

45%

what condition involves a decrease in the white blood cell count?

Leukopenia

a patient comes to the hospital with a suspected case of MRSA, a dangerous bacterial infection. When doing a complete blood count (CBC), what blood component would you expect to be elevated?

Neutrophils

What is a hematocrit?

Percent of blood cells in a blood sample

What are the formed elements?

Blood cells and platelets

What type of blood cell is biconcave and lacks a nucleus when they are mature?

Red blood cells

Which cell type is an agranulocyte?

Monocytes

What is the primary function of lymphocytes?

to act against foreign substances