What are the components of whole blood?
Plasma, Platelets, White blood cells and Red blood cells
What is the function of platelets?
hemostasis and thrombosis
What are the constituents of blood plasma?
Hormones, Proteins, Water, Nutrients & metabolic waste, Electrolytes
What is the other name of platelets?
Thrombocytes
What are the conditions in which your blood has a higher than normal number of platelets?
Thrombocytosis and Thrombocythemia
Where are the blood cells produced?
Bone marrow (the soft tissue inside your bone)
What is the average lifespan of the circulating platelets?
8 - 10 days
True or False? Thrombocytes have nucleus
False
What do we call the cells in the bone marrow responsible for making platelets?
Megakaryoblasts/ Megakaryocytes
What are the three major steps of hemostasis?
1) Constriction of the blood vessel. 2) Formation of a temporary “platelet plug." 3) Activation of the coagulation cascade and Formation of “fibrin clot"
Place the blood cells in order of size from biggest to smallest
WBCs, RBCs, platelets
Credible or Incredible source?
credible
Credible or incredible source
Incredible
How is thrombocyte production regulated?
Thrombopoietin (TPO)
