What causes pernicious anemia ?

What causes pernicious anemia ?

Answer: Deficiency in vitamin B.

Donating your own blood before a surgery is called

Donating your own blood before a surgery is called 

Answer: Autologous.

What does the term attenuation mean

What does the term attenuation mean 

Answer: weakened with heat or chemicals.

How many type of WBCs are there and what are they

How many type of WBCs are there and what are they

1. Neutrophils, 
2. Basophils, 
3. Eosinophils, 
4. Monocytes, and
5. Lymphocytes.

A decrease in WBCs below 5000 is called

A decrease in WBCs below 5000 is called 

Answer: Leukopenia.

Which lymphoid tissue removes harmful things that are swallowed or inhaled

Which lymphoid tissue removes harmful things that are swallowed or inhaled 

Answer: Tonsils.

The process of WBCs engulfing foreign particles is called

The process of WBCs engulfing foreign particles is called

Answer:  Phagocytosis.

What are the formed elements of of the blood

What are the formed elements of of the blood 

1. Erythrocytes leukocytes 
2. Platelets, thrombocytes

The total volume of blood in an average adult is approximately

The total volume of blood in an average adult is approximately 

Answer: 5 Quarts.

What does the term anastomoses means ?

What does the term anastomoses means ?

Answer: Communication between two structures like blood vessels.

Name the substances that are produced by the B-lymphocytes that target specific foreign invaders

Name the substances that are produced by the B-lymphocytes that target specific foreign invaders 

Answer: Antibodies.

The volume % if red blood cells in whole blood is known as

The volume % if red blood cells in whole blood is known as 

Answer: Hematocrit.

What are platelets released by ?

What are platelets released by ?

Answer: megakaryocytes.

What is the main component in plasma ?

What is the main component in plasma ? 

Answer: Water 91%.

What is Hemostasis ?

What is Hemostasis ?

Answer: Process that prevents blood loss from the circulation when a blood vessel is ruptured by an injury.

What is immunization/vaccine ?

What is immunization/vaccine ?

Answer: A harmful agent treated to reduce its virulence before being administered.

What is an Allergy ?

What is an Allergy ?

Answer: Reacting to certain substances that would be harmless to most people.

Which vessels carry dark red deoxygenated blood ?

Which vessels carry dark red deoxygenated blood ?

Answer: Veins.

What is the medical term for the rupture of RBCs ?

What is the medical term for the rupture of RBCs ?

Answer: Hemolysis.

What are varicose veins ?

What are varicose veins ?

Answer: Superficial veins that have become swollen distorted and ineffective.