Statistics for General Medicine: Blood

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
	B	92%
Most common blood cancer; formed in bone marrow and then expands into the blood	Leukemia	81%
Where roughly 95% of all blood cells are produced	Bone Marrow	73%
Consists of _-cells (natural killer cells; matures in the thymus gland) and _-cells (protects against viral infections and produce proteins to help fight infection; matures in the lymph nodes and spleen)	T	73%
To carry essential substances such ______ to the body's cells and tissues. And as the oxygen is sued to convert into energy, the tissues will then release ______ _________, and the red blood cells carry this out from the body	Oxygen	62%
Cancer in the lymphatic system, which WBCs are a part of	Lymphoma	58%
The measure of the force that the heart uses to pump blood around the body	Blood Pressure	54%
When the blood carries less oxygen than normal; will cause coldness, tiredness and weakness	Anemia	50%
WBCs are part of the ______ system that protects the body from __________	Immune	42%
Plasma has the colour of light ______, but the colour of red blood cells will suppress the visibility of plasma whilst merged	Yellow	42%
Scientific name	Leukocytes	38%
Condition where the body doesn't produce enough platelets (less than 150,000 platelets per microliter)	Thrombocytopenia	38%
As an embryo, the cells in the _________ cord will produce plasma cells. After development, plasma proteins form in the bone marrow, liver cells, blood cells at the end of their lifespan and in the spleen	Umbilical	38%
The components of Plasma 1. Composed of hydrogen and oxygen 2. Proteins 3. Liquefied salts and minerals that carry electrical charges 4. Components that help fight infections	Water	38%
The production of RBCs will take roughly _ days	7	35%
RBCs get their red colour from this protein within the RBCs, and this protein is also what allows RBCs to carry essential substances such as oxygen around the body	Hemoglobin	35%
Low oxygen level in the blood	Hypoxia	35%
	Carbon Dioxide	31%
Platelets control bleeding, by cluster together to form a ____, and this ____ will seal the damaged blood vessels to stop the bleeding	Clot	31%
Cancer that starts in the bone marrow and affects the plasma cells	Myeloma	31%
Too high platelet counts (more than 450,000 platelets per microliter)	Thrombocytosis	31%
Scientific name	Erythrocytes	27%
Unlike most cells, RBCs doesn't have any ________, which also allows them to move around easier	Nucleus	27%
When the body's reaction to an infection becomes extreme and the immune system starts attacking normal, healthy organs instead, and in this case, the infection pertains the the blood itself. This illness is often referred to as blood poisoning	Sepsis	27%
Scientific name	Thrombocytes	27%
	Electrolytes	23%
	Infections	23%
The condition where the body's neutrophil count is too low; making it harder for the immune system to fight off infections and bacteria	Neutropenia	23%
Platelets form in the shape of a _____	Plate	23%
When the body produces too many WBCs (>11,000 per microliter of blood)	Leukocytosis	19%
When your WBC count is too low (>4,000 per microliter of blood)	Leukopenia	19%
The plasma accounts for roughly 55% of the blood's total volume and is the ______ component of the blood	Liquid	19%
Blood itself is a liquid ______	Tissue	19%
The condition where the body's neutrophilia count is too high, can be identified if you have more than 7,500 neutrophils per microliter	Neutrophilia	15%
Help protect your body from infections by killing bacteria, fungi and foreign debris	Neutrophils	15%
The platelets are the ________ component of the blood	Smallest	15%
The average life-span of red blood cells	120 Days	12%
Produce an allergic response like coughing, sneezing or a runny nose	Basophils	12%
WBCs will surround and destroy the the organisms by ingesting it with ________ that will kill the organisms from the inside	Enzymes	12%
Identify and destroy parasites, cancer cells and assists with allergic responses	Eosinophils	12%
The name of the process when RBCs are produced	Erythropoiesis	12%
When platelets extend to stop the bleeding, the platelets will extend filaments that resemble legs on a _______	Spider	12%
	Albumin	8%
The colour of platelets	Colourless	8%
The WBCs protects the body by attack and destroy foreign _________ that enters the body	Organisms	8%
	Globulin	4%
	Immunoglobulins	4%
Platelets are produced by the largest cells in the bone marrow	Megakaryocytes	4%
Defend against infection by cleaning up damaged cells	Monocytes	4%
One or more structures in the heart is irregular due to not properly forming during fetal development	Congenital heart disease	0%
	Fibrinogen	0%