In the blood there are red and white blood cells and platelets that are also called platelets. What cell type gives rise to the platelets and where is this cell type formed

Q: Name the three formed elements in red blood calls

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Q: When a red blood cell gets too old and weak, what happens to it?

A: Answer- when a red blood cell gets too old and week, the spleen disposes of worn-out red blood cells…

Q: In which part of the red blood cell can you find heamoglobin

A: Hemoglobin is a protein molecule that is responsible for oxygen transport to the various tissues of…

Q: List the important physical properties of platelets

A: the blood is the fluid connective tissue of the body that contains several other contents which are…

Q: Name the protein secreted by the blood platelets for blood clotting

A: Blood clotting involves the activation of a sequence of factors which are proteins produced mainly…

Q: Your patient is an 85-year-old man with congestive heart failure (CHF). BP = 145/87. He has been…

A: Patient is 85 yrs old man.  Who has congestive heart failure.  His blood pressure is 145 / 87.

Q: Draw one red blood cell and at one white blood cell. Label the cell membrane, cytoplasm, chromatin,…

A: Red blood cells are a type of blood cell found in the blood that is produced in the bone marrow. Red…

Q: Many toxins and poisons interfere with a cell’s ability to undergo protein synthesis. Will this…

A: Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and…

Q: What do you mean by serum globulins?

A: Globulin is a group of proteins which are produced in the liver or some by the immune system and…

Q: Plasma and serum are the same thing?

A: Difference between plasma and serum.

Q: Deoxygenated blood is red burgundy blue dusky orange light blue in color?

A: Introduction :- Deoxygenated blood is blood that has given up its oxygen to body tissues and is…

Q: In a differential white blood cell count, which of the following leukocytes would you expect to find…

A: Differential blood count gives relative percentage of each type of white blood cell and also helps…

Q: AB negative blood can be and can not be donated to which blood groups? Explain with reason.

A: Blood type in humans is broadly classified into four categories A, B, O, and AB depending on the…

Q: Ms. Wu, whose blood type is O-, requires a blood transfusion.Her family members volunteer to donate…

A: Blood is a fluid in the body that is composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and…

Q: What is the production of platelets controlled by?

A: The platelets are the anucleate cell varying in their shape at a great extent but usually they are…

Q: A person with type O+ blood volunteers to give packed cells (RBCs) to a person with AB- blood. The…

A: In humans, there exist eight types of blood groups, which include A positive and negative, B…

Q: Heparin is an anticoagulant that activates an enzyme called antithrombin. Based on its name, how…

A: Blood coagulation or clotting is the conversion of blood’s liquid form into a solid gel. The solid…

Q: Which blood type (including +/-) would be considered a universal donor for blood transfusions? Why?

A: Please follow step 2 for detailed explanation.

Q: Where are antigens and antibodies present in body ? Name the antigen and antibody in the following:…

A: Introduction: The blood grouping antigens and antibodies are the special types of glycoproteins. The…

Q: Name the molecule that is used that allows platelets to bind to collagen?

A: Human blood is the most frequent fluid contained in a body that flows throughout under high pressure…

Q: Fill in the blank:  _______________________ are normally the least abundant of the white blood…

A: White blood cells are also called leukocytes. All these white blood cells have a nucleus. They are…

Q: Do blood donors have their blood counts taken? Why or why not?

A: A complete blood count, also referred as a full blood count, is a series of clinical lab tests which…

Q: Aggregation of platelets

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Q: Describe the origin of a platelet and describe its structure and function

A: The blood contains three major cell types namely, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.…

Q: Fill in the blank:  Normally, the most numerous white blood cells are _______________________.

A: White blood cells, also called leukocytes are one of the three major types of formed elements of…

Q: What are the three main steps in platelet action?

A: Platelets can be defined as small cellular fragments present in the blood that are responsible for…

Q: An individual with Type A+ blood can donate blood to these blood types. (select all that app Туре А-…

A: Blood type is a classification of blood, based on the presence or absence of antibodies in the…

Q: Why does a white blood cell contain many lysosomes?

A: white blood cells kill the pathogen either by engulfing it or producing antibodies that neutralize…

Q: Which of the following are mechanisms which prevent clotting under normal circumstances? Select all…

A: Blood clotting is a complex phenomena which usually occurs when due to any reason blood vessels are…

Q: What do you mean by plasma?

A: Blood is the fluid connective tissue present in the animals that deliver necessary substances such…

Q: Why do we have blood cell in our body? What do we need them for?

A: Given: We have blood cell in our body. Blood is a fluid connective tissue.Blood consists of a fluid…

Q: A macrophage is a Sickle shaped red blood cells Cancerous white blood cell A white blood cell…

A: Blood cells are of three types:Red blood cellsWhite blood cellsPlateletsWhite blood cells are…

Q: Myelofibrosis is a disorder in which inflammation and scar tissue formation in the bone marrow…

A: Myelofibrosis is a blood cancer in which fibrous scar tissue substitutes the bone marrow and is also…

Q: Define platelet

A: Blood is an important component of the circulatory system which is involved in transporting oxygen…

Q: is the fluid portion of unclotted blood.

A: Serum is the fluid portion of unclotted blood.

Q: In general, what single feature do granulocytes and agranulocytes share in common? cells of both…

A: Leucocytes: These are also called White Blood Cells (WBCs). These are colourless, nucleated, rounded…

Q: Which of the following is NOT normally found in plasma? Albumin Glycogen Fibrinogen Urea…

A: Plasma is a straw-colored fluid that is the largest part of the blood and contains enzymes,…

Q: Are platelets also called leukocytes?

A: The immune system is a complicated physiological system comprised of several organs, tissues, and…

Q: The individual whose typed blood results looks like the image below, may safely donate their blood…

A: Red blood cells are found in the plasma of blood. They are responsible for transporting the gases…

Q: An individual with Type A+ blood can donate blood to these blood types. (select all that apply) O…

A: Blood transfusion is a phenomenon of blood transformation from donor to recipient through an…

Q: A person has anti-A antibodies in their plasma, but not anti-B antibodies. What is their blood type?…

A: The blood group of the person is determined by the presence of specific antigen on the plasma…

Q: Why can’t blood type A- be given to a person with blood type B+

A: The classification of blood into A,B, AB and 0 groups, depending on the presence and absence of A…