Question

blood typing
part a assessments
complete the following:

1. red blood cells (rbcs) are also called _________________________.
2. the functions of red blood cells are _________________________.
3. _________________________ is the oxygen-carrying substance in a red blood cell.
4. white blood cells are also called _________________________.
5. white blood cells with granular cytoplasm are called _________________________.
6. white blood cells lacking granular cytoplasm are called _________________________.
7. normally, the most numerous white blood cells are _________________________.
8. a platelet, a fragment of a cell, lacks a(an) _________________________.

Explanation:

1. Red blood cells have a standard alternate name in hematology.
2. RBCs' core role is gas transport in the circulatory system.
3. This iron-containing protein binds and carries oxygen in RBCs.
4. White blood cells have a formal, widely used alternate term.
5. Granular WBCs are categorized by their cytoplasmic granules.
6. Non-granular WBCs lack visible cytoplasmic granules.
7. This type of WBC makes up the largest portion of circulating white blood cells in healthy individuals.
8. Platelets are cell fragments without a key cellular structure found in full blood cells.

Answer:

1. erythrocytes
2. transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide
3. Hemoglobin
4. leukocytes
5. granulocytes
6. agranulocytes
7. neutrophils
8. nucleus