| Blood plasma is comprised mainly of | Water |
| What is the best description of anaemia | dysfunctional or lack of red blood cells |
| Average amount of blood in human body? | 4-6L |
| A person with A blood group has | Antigen A in their red blood cells and Antibody B in their plasma |
| What blood group is the universal donor? | O |
| What is the function of Leukocytes | to defend against virus's, bacteria etc |
| Haemostasis usually takes | 4-6 minutes |
| 4 steps of haemostasis? | Vasoconstriction
Platelet Plug formation
Coagulation
Fibrinolysis |
| where are blood cells formed? | Bone marrow |
| Main function of erythrocytes | To carry oxygen |
| what is blood comprised of | erythrocytes, leukocytes, plasma and platelets |
| functions of blood | transport, protection and regulation |
| someone with o- blood can get? | only o- blood |
| what is thalassemia | less haemoglobin and red blood cells in the blood |
| what is aplastic anaemia | depression of RBC due to destruction of the bone marrow |
| what is leukopenia? | abnormally low leucocyte levels |
| what is leukaemia | cancerous bone marrow making too many WBC and makes abnormal WBC, RBC and platelets |
| what is thrombocytopenia? | low thrombocytes/platelet levels |
| a person with AB blood has? | Antigen A and antigen B on their red blood cells and no antibodies |
| what is haemoglobin | It is a protein found in red blood cells that binds with oxygen |
