White blood cells

Question 1

What percent of your blood volume do white blood cells make up?

Answer 1

less than 1%

Question 2

What is another word for white blood cells

Answer 2

leukocytes

Question 3

how long do white blood cells live?

Answer 3

3-4 days

Question 4

What is the job of a white blood cells?

Answer 4

fight infection

Question 5

How many types of white blood cells are there?

Answer 5

5

Question 6

What is another word for platelets

Answer 6

thrombocytes

Question 7

Are platelets true cells?

Answer 7

No, they lack a nucleus

Question 8

If you have a low platelet count what issue would you have?

Answer 8

you wouldn’t be able to clot blood

Question 9

What plasma protein helps your platelets to clot blood

Answer 9

fibrinogen

Question 10

Platelets clotting damaged blood vessels

Answer 10

Hemostasis

Question 10

What is the difference between granulocytes and agranulocytes

Answer 10

granulocytes have granules, agranulocytes lack granules

Question 11

How is histamine similar to a call for help?

Answer 11

Histamine is released by basophils. It calls other WBCs in for help when there is an infection