BIOL 2458 Lab Practical 1 Questions and Answers

plasma Ans- 55% of blood (liquid) formed elements Ans- erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets hematocrit Ans- % of RBC in blood erythrocytes Ans- red blood cells that transport oxygen from the lungs to the body and carbon dioxide from the cells to the lungs hemoglobin Ans- iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen leukocytes Ans- white blood cells granulocytes Ans- group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm; neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils. neutrophils Ans- most abundant wbc; bacterial specialist eosinophils Ans- kill parasites by releasing enzymatic granules; plays a role in allergic reactions too basophils Ans- circulating leukocyte that produces histamine; inflammatory specialist agranulocytes Ans- lymphocytes and monocytes lympocytes Ans- T and B c