Blood and Immunity — Flashcards

The spleen normally sequesters _____% of the bodys platelets

When does hemoglobin switch from HbF to HbA?_____

SulphHb will lead to a falsely _____ in reading on pulse oximeter

Nurse cells are specialized _____ in bone marrow that assist in the development of red blood cells

Transport of CO is diffusion limited because of the high affinity of CO to _____, thus preventing rise in the partial pressure of CO

Methemoglobin will lead to a falsely _____ in reading on pulse oximeter

Macrophages participate in the _____ phase of humoral immunity by efficiently phagocytosing and destroying microbes that are opsonized (coated) with IgG or C3b.

B-Lymphocytes undergo affinity maturation in the _____ of Lymph node.

The major source of plasma von-Willebrand factor are _____

Basophils are activated by IL-_____ and IL-_____