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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
The liquid portion of blood	plasma
plasma with clotting factors removed	serum
plasma proteins that aid in lipid transport	albumen
A.K.A. antibodies	globulins
plasma protein that forms clot when activated	fibrinogen
plasma protein that aids in fluid retention	albumen
A.K.A. immunoglobulins	globulin
insoluble plasma protein found in blood clots	fibrin
plasma proteins that bind to foreign objects	antibodies
condition with decreased ability to clot blood	hemophilia
plasma protein which activates fibrinogen	thrombin
the study of blood	hematology
a person who specializes in drawing blood	phlebotomist
general function of blood	transport
condition of blood pH below 7.35	acidosis
condition of blood pH above 7.45	alkalosis
color of oxygenated blood	scarlet red
color of deoxygenated blood	dull red
color of deoxygenated blood depicted in figure	blue
word root referring to heart	cardio
word root referring to blood vessel	angio
blood fraction containing erythrocytes	hematocrit
blood fraction containing erythrocytes	hematocrit
A.K.A. red blood cell	erythrocyte
shape of erythrocytes	biconcave
anucleate (lacking nuclei) blood cells	erythrocytes & platelets
transports O2 from lungs to tissues	function of erythrocytes
oxygen carrying protein in erythrocytes	hemoglobin
condition of too few red blood cells	anemia
common acquired type of anemia	iron-deficiency anemia
common congenital type of anemia	sickle cell anemia
anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency	pernicious anemia