During a local Red Cross blood drive, Juan donated one unit of blood (about 500 mL). Predict how his reticulocyte count changed during the week after he donated blood, and explain why the change occurred.

Q: Give two distinguishing features of nuclei of cardiomyocytes compared to nuclei fibroblasts

A: Cell is the smallest structural and, functional unit of life. It is simple machinery that houses all…

Q: Suppose a blood clot forms in the leg, then break free as an embolus. Is it more likely to become…

A: Blood clot in a leg vein may cause pain, warmth and tenderness in the affected area.

Q: Differentiate vasculogenesis from angiogenesis. Explain why blood vessels degenerate as well as the…

A: Vasculogenesis is the process of blood vessel formation from endothelial progenitor cells.…

Q: Name the polymorphonuclear leukocytes

A: Leukocytes are also known as white blood cells. These white blood cells are responsible for…

Q: State main function of thrombocytes.

A: Blood is a connective tissue that has a liquid matrix called plasma in which the formed elements are…

Q: Would you expect a patient with a form of cancercalled acute myelogenous leukemia to experience…

A: Acute myelogenous leukemia is a type of blood cancer which starts in the bone marrow that is the…

Q: Which is the main structural feature that distinguishes elastic arteries from muscular arteries?…

A: Elastic arteries have a significantly higher quantity of elastic fibres in tunica media than…

Q: Define the word hemangioma

A: Hemangioma is non-cancerous and often painless. It can bleed sometimes but mostly shows no symptom.…

Q: Platelets have all of the following functions except:- a. coagulation. b. plugging broken blood…

A: Introduction: Platelets are also called thrombocytes. They are colorless fragments of cell that are…

Q: A severe loss of blood may lead to what condition

A: Blood is the liquid connective tissue flowing in ghar.  It had a pigment named hemoglobin, which…

Q: Why is the umbilical artery carrying deoxygenated blood? Why is the umbilical vein carrying…

A: Circulation in a fetus is different from circulation in an adult in order to support the…

Q: How is the blood in the pulmonary artery and pulmonary veins different from the blood in the other…

A: The pulmonary artery and pulmonary veins are the main pathways for the transportation of blood…

Q: What are varicose veins?

A: There are distorted, swollen veins with varicose veins. Any superficial vein may become varicose,…

Q: What proportion of bone marrow cells are hematopoieticstem cells?

A: Hematopoietic stem cells are multipotent cells which give rise to all type of blood cells from…

Q: What is the normal range for a reticulocyte count?

A: Reticulocytes is the immature form of red blood cells.  Normal range of reticulocytes in adults 0.5…

Q: what type takes blood away from the heart: artery,capillary, or vein?

A: Artery, capillary, and veins are types of blood vessels that are involved in the transportation and…

Q: How Fibrinoid necrosis can accumulate disease ?  please Explain at your own words

A: Necrosis is a condition that occurs because of the premature death of cells. This occurs because of…

Q: When the lumen of an artery fills with plaque and calcium salts reducing blood flow, this condition…

A: The correct option is Atherosclerosis. Explanation:  When fat (cholesterol) and calcium build up…

Q: Describe the difference between the actions of neutrophils and eosinophils

A: In blood, there are white blood cells of two types - granulocytes and agranulocytes. Both neutrophil…

Q: compare and contrast Venipuncture and Arterial puncture?

A: The term puncture in medicine refers to how the needle is inserted to draw the blood or fluid.…

Q: What is a pulse? List the locations on the body where thepulse can easily be detected.

A: Vital signs are the four medical signs that evaluate the functioning of the body whether it is…

Q: A general term that refers to an increased white blood cell count isa. leukopenia b. inflammation c.…

A: d)leukemia refers to an uncontrolled increase in the number of white blood cell.

Q: Which layer of the heart is affected in endocarditis?

A: The human heart has four chambers within it. These four chambers are the Right and Left atria and…

Q: Where is the mitral valve located? Describe the directionand type of blood (oxygenated or…

A: The valve of the heart is composed of the endocardium and connective tissue. Valve are structures…

Q: Why is a patient given intravenous heparin, as well as anti-platelet and fibrinolytic drugs, with…

A: Introduction :- Heart attack is the blockage of flow of blood to the heart . This blockage can…

Q: Contrast the function of capillaries in the skin with thefunction of capillaries in muscle tissue.

A: The capillaries that are located in the skin are responsible for thermoregulation. They control how…

Q: Label the components of the blood as indicated in the histological image below.

A: The fluid that is important for humans for maintaining life is the blood. Blood is the part of the…

Q: A blood sample taken from the umbilical cord contains high levels of oxygen and nutrients, and low…

A: Always umbilical Vein carry Oxygen, Nutrients and less quantity of CO2 for growing embryo. Umbilical…

Q: What are the functions of Leydig cells and why are they located close to the capillaries?

A: Male reproductive system includes testis, vasa deferens, external genital organ and glands…

Q: For each umbilical vessel and the major fetal blood vessels, state whether each vessel carries…

A: In a placental mammal, the umbilical cord is a conduit between the developing fetus and the…

Q: Which refers to the thickening and hardening of the arteries caused by plaque build-up?…

A: The hardening of the arteries occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up in the…

Q: Which leukocytes type would likely be elevated in a patient who has tapeworm? Explain?

A: In the given question, we need to determine the leukocyte, which would be elevated in the patient…

Q: In 4-5 sentences, When is Arterial puncture necessary?

A: When a needle is placed into an artery rather than a vein, it is known as an arterial puncture.…

Q: Thrombocythemia is a condition in which the bone marrow makes too many platelets. Is it a cancer?…

A: Platelets, along with red blood cells, white blood cells, are the blood cells' components.…

Q: Compare and contrast Venipuncture and Arterial puncture?

A: The term puncture refers to the medical procedure in which the needle is inserted to draw the blood…

Q: Do arteries always carry highly oxygenated blood? Explain your answer.

A: Answer.  Arteries are thick and have an elastic layer that allows them to stretch and absorb…

Q: Blood vessels A В

A: Answer. Blood vessels The cardiovascular system has three types of blood vessels: 1. The arteries,…

Q: How would coagulation time be affected if a heparinized capillary tube was used? Explain.

A: Clotting time is the amount of time consumed by a shed blood sample to clot in a situation where it…

Q: Why does pericarditis develop?

A: Pericarditis  An inflammation & swelling of the delicate, sac-like tissue around the heart…

Q: How can rheumatic fever affect the functioning of the heart?

A: Rheumatic fever is an acute systemic inflammatory condition. The primary cause of rheumatic fever is…

Q: What do you mean by erythroblast? Briefly explain.

A: Production of red blood cells or erythrocytes is called erythropoiesis. Generally, erythrocytes are…

Q: Low oxygen levels stimulate her body to create new RBCs by stimulating which process? Explain that…

A: Erythropoietin is a hormone that is created prevalently by specific cells in the kidney. When it is…

Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.