Blood Review Sheet Answers

NAME ___________________________________ LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ REVIEW SHEET exercise 29A Blood Composition of Blood 1. What is the blood volume of an average-size adult male? 5–6 liters An average adult female? 4–5 liters 2. What determines whether blood is bright red or a dull brick-red? Its degree of oxygenation. The more oxygen it carries, the brighter red it is. 3. Use the key to identify the cell type(s) or blood elements that fit the following descriptive statements. Key: a. b. c. red blood cell megakaryocyte eosinophil f; neutrophil c; eosinophil f; neutrophil a; red blood cell d. e. f. basophil monocyte neutrophil g. h. i. lymphocyte formed elements plasma 1. most numerous leukocyte , d; basophil , and 2. granulocytes 3. also called an erythrocyte; anucleate formed element e; monocyte , f; neutrophil 4. actively phagocytic leukocytes e; monocyte , g; lymphocyte 5. agranulocytes b; megakaryocyte 6. ancestral cell of platelets h; formed elements 7. (a) through (g) are all examples of these c; eosinophil 8. number rises during parasite infections d; basophil 9. releases histamine; promotes inflammation g; lymphocyte 10. many formed in lymphoid tissue a; red blood cell 11. transports oxygen i; plasma 12. primarily water, noncellular; the fluid matrix of blood e; monocyte 13. increases in number during prolonged infections c; eosinophil , d; basophil , e; monocyte f; neutrophil , g; lymphocyte 14. also called white blood cells , 4. List four classes of nutrients normally found in plasma: sugar (e.g. glucose) amino acids , lipids (fatty acids) Name two gases. oxygen , , and vitamins and carbon dioxide (nitrogen) ⫹ Name three ions. Na ⫺ , Cl 2⫹ ⫺ , and Mg (HCO3 ) 5. Describe the consistency and color of the plasma you observed in the laboratory. Viscous and sticky; straw-colored 6. What is the average life span of a red blood cell? How does its anucleate condition affect this life span? 100–120 days. When the RBC’s ATP reserves have been exhausted, the membrane begins to fragment. Without DNA to direct mRNA (therefore protein) synthesis, needed enzymes cannot be made. 7. From memory, describe the structural characteristics of each of the following blood cell types as accurately as possible, and note the percentage of each in the total white blood cell population. eosinophils: Large, red-staining cytoplasmic granules; figure 8 or bilobed nucleus; 1–4% of WBC. neutrophils: Pale pink cytoplasm with fine granules; nucleus is multilobed and stains deep purple; 40–70% of WBC. lymphocytes: Small cell with sparse pale blue cytoplasm and dark purple-staining spherical nucleus; 20–45% of WBC. basophils: Sparse dark blue cytoplasmic granules; large U-shaped nucleus which stains dark blue; 0.5% or less of WBC. monocytes: Abundant gray-blue cytoplasm, dark blue-purple nucleus (often kidney-shaped); 4–8% of WBC. 8. Correctly identify the blood pathologies described in column A by matching them with selections from column B: Column A Column B b; leukocytosis 1. abnormal increase in the number of WBCs a. anemia d; polycythemia 2. abnormal increase in the number of RBCs b. leukocytosis a; anemia 3. condition of too few RBCs or of RBCs with hemoglobin deficiencies c. leukopenia c; leukopenia 4. abnormal decrease in the number of WBCs d. polycythemia H e m a t o l o g i c Te s t s 9. Broadly speaking, why are hematologic studies of blood so important in the diagnosis of disease? Specific changes from the normal numbers/types of formed elements and/or plasma constituents are characteristic of certain disease states. 10. In the chart below, record information from the blood tests you read about or conducted. Complete the chart by recording values for healthy male adults and indicating the significance of high or low values for each test. Student test results Test Normal values (healthy male adults) High values Significance Low values infectious process; leukemia decreased body protection; may indicate chemical toxicity, agranulocytosis 5 ⫻ 10 /mm polycythemia due to high altitude or pulmonary disease anemia bone marrow cancer Hematocrit 42–52 volume % polycythemia hemoconcentration or abnormally large RBCs anemia Hemoglobin determination 13–18g/100 ml blood Total WBC count No data 4000–11,000/mm3 Total RBC count No data 6 3 polycythemia anemia (particularly iron deficiency anemia) 2–7 min (Ivy) 0–5 min (Duke) deficient or abnormal platelets high platelet count Sedimentation rate 0–6 mm/hr nonspecific anemia, infection, tissue damage abnormally shaped RBCs, polycythemia, and others Coagulation time 3–6 min hemophilia, leukemia, increased clotting time thromboembolytic disorders Bleeding time No data 11. Why is a differential WBC count more valuable than a total WBC count when trying to pin down the specific source of pathology? A differential count determines the relative percent of each type of WBC. Increases or decreases in specific WBC populations are often indicative (diagnostic) of specific pathologies. 12. What name is given to the process of RBC production? Erythropoiesis What hormone acts as a stimulus for this process? Erythropietin What organ provides this stimulus and under what conditions? The kidneys produce erythropoietin under conditions of low oxygen tension in the blood. 13. Discuss the effect of each of the following factors on RBC count. Consult an appropriate reference as necessary, and explain your reasoning. long-term effect of athletic training (for example, running 4 to 5 miles per day over a period of six to nine months) Increases the RBC count. An athlete has relatively large muscle mass and needs an efficient oxygen delivery to the muscles when they are working. a permanent move from sea level to a high-altitude area Increased RBC count. The air is thinner at high altitudes and contains less O2. The body compensates by producing more RBCs so that the same relative amount of O2 can be picked up and transported by the blood. 14. Define hematocrit: Packed cell volume; volume percent of RBCs in 100 ml of blood. 15. If you had a high hematocrit, would you expect your hemoglobin determination to be high or low? High Why? Assuming the RBCs have a normal hemoglobin content, the higher the RBC volume, the higher the hemoglobin determination. 16. What is an anticoagulant? A substance that inhibits blood clotting. Name two anticoagulants used in conducting the hematologic tests. Heparin (in capillary tubes) and sodium citrate What is the body’s natural anticoagulant? Heparin 17. If your blood clumped with both anti-A and anti-B sera, your ABO blood type would be AB To what ABO blood groups could you give blood? AB From which ABO donor types could you receive blood? A, B, AB, O Which ABO blood type is most common? O 18. What blood type is theoretically considered the universal donor? O on the cell membrane, reducing the chance of a transfusion reaction. Least common? AB ⫺ Why? These RBCs have no A, B or Rh antigens 19. Assume the blood of two patients has been typed for ABO blood type. Typing results Mr. Adams: Blood drop and anti-A serum Blood drop and anti-B serum Blood drop and anti-A serum Blood drop and anti-B serum Typing results Mr. Calhoon: On the basis of these results, Mr. Adams has type O blood, and Mr. Calhoon has type A blood. 20. Explain why an Rh-negative person does not have a transfusion reaction on the first exposure to Rh-positive blood but does have a reaction on the second exposure. There are no preformed anti-Rh antibodies in his/her blood. Antibodies are formed after ⫹ the first exposure to Rh blood. What happens when an ABO blood type is mismatched for the first time? A transfusion reaction occurs the first and every time. 21. Record your observations of the five demonstration slides viewed. a. Macrocytic hypochromic anemia: RBCs are large and pale. b. Microcytic hypochromic anemia: RBCs are small and pale. c. Sickle-cell anemia: RBCs are crescent shaped. d. Lymphocytic leukemia (chronic): Large number of small abnormal lymphocytes. e. Eosinophilia: Increased number of eosinophils. Which of slides a through e above corresponds with the following conditions? b 1. iron-deficient diet a 4. lack of vitamin B12 d 2. a type of bone marrow cancer e 5. a tapeworm infestation in the body c 3. genetic defect that causes hemoglobin to become sharp/spiky b 6. a bleeding ulcer 22. Provide the normal, or at least “desirable,” range for plasma cholesterol concentration: 130–200 mg/100 ml 23. Describe the relationship between high blood cholesterol levels and cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart attacks, and strokes. High LDL levels favor cholesterol uptake and deposit in arteriosclerotic plaques, which, in turn: (1) narrow the vessel, reducing blood flow to more distal tissues, and (2) increase the risk of thrombus formation. Narrowing of blood vessels is one cause of hypertension. Attached thrombi or detached thrombi (emboli) are common causes of heart attack and stroke.