You are a medical examiner, and a body is brought to you to determine the cause of

Name several substances found in blood plasma.

Explain the function of albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen.

What is the difference between serum and plasma?

What two types of connective tissue form blood cells? Where are they found and what do each of them form?

Describe the structure of a red blood cell. What advantage does this unique shape give the red blood cell that helps it perform its function?

Explain how type A blood differs from type B blood.

Explain the cause of erythroblastosis fetalis.

Both aplastic anemia and pernicious anemia are characterized by low red blood cell count; explain the difference in their causes.

What is the buffy coat?

Explain the function of neutrophils and monocytes.

Explain the function of lymphocytes.

Explain the function of eosinophils and basophils.

Distinguish between leukopenia and leukocytosis.

How is hemophilia transmitted? What blood clotting factors can be affected?

Explain the process of blood clot formation.

Differentiate between a thrombus and an embolus.

When a patient is being prepped for surgery, a physician will often prescribe vitamin K. What is the significance of administering vitamin K before surgery?

Explain how heparin inhibits blood clot formation.

You are a medical examiner, and a body is brought to you to determine the cause of death. You find a very large agglutination (not a clot) in a major vein. What judgment would you make regarding the cause of death?

Why is the first Rh-positive baby born to an Rhnegative mother usually unaffected?

Some athletes, seeking a competitive edge, may resort to blood doping. How would you explain blood doping? What information would you use to discourage athletes from participating in the practice of blood doping?

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A pernicious anemia COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A sickle cell anemia COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A thalassemia COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A hemophilia COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A thrombocytopenia COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A leukocytosis COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A leukopenia COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count

Match each blood disorder in Column A with its corresponding description or cause in Column B. Column A aplastic anemia COLUMN B a. a type of inherited anemia that produces abnormal hemoglobin and red blood cell deformities b. an abnormally low white blood cell count c. an inherited disorder in which a small amount of hemoglobin is produced; can be major or minor d. an inherited inability to form some blood clotting factors e. an abnormally low number of platelets f. a low number of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 g. a low number of red blood cells related to destruction of bone marrow h. an abnormally high white blood cell count