Formed Elements Of Blood

Question 1

Erythrocytes

Answer 1

Mature red blood cells produced by the red bone marrow, transport oxygen to tissues by hemoglobin

Question 2

Leukocytes

Answer 2

Defend the body against infective organisms and foreign substances

Question 3

Neutrophils

Answer 3

White blood cells that destroy pathogens through phagocytosis

Question 4

Basophils

Answer 4

Wbc formed in the red bone marrow that cause the symptoms of allergies

Question 5

Eosinophils

Answer 5

Wbc formed in red bone marrow and migrate to tissues throughout the body, destroy parasitic organisms and play a mjor role in allergic reactions

Question 6

Lymphocytes

Answer 6

Formed in red bone marrow, lymph nodes, and the spleen, identify foreign substances and germs in the body and produce antibodies that specifically target them

Question 7

Monocytes

Answer 7

formed in red bone marrow, lymph nodes, and the spleen, phagocytosis to provide defense against infectious orgs

Question 8

Thrombocytes

Answer 8

Platelets, when a blood vessel is damaged, the thrombocytes are activvated and become sticky, causes them to clump together to form a clot to stoop the bleeding