blood

Question 1

plasma

Answer 1

a straw colored liquid that serves as the medium for transporting materials within the blood

Question 2

plasma proteins

Answer 2

proteins dissolved in plasma

Question 3

examples of plasma proteins

Answer 3

albumins
globulins
antibodies

Question 4

formed elements

Answer 4

cells of fragments found in the blood including platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells

Question 5

stem cells

Answer 5

a type of cell that divides continuously and can give rise to other types of cells

Question 6

red blood cells

Answer 6

also called erythrocytes
nucleus free, bioconcave cell that transports oxygen to cells and assists in transporting carbon dioxide away from cells

Question 7

hemoglobin

Answer 7

the oxygen binding pigment in red blood cells consisting of four subunits
an iron containing heme group and a protein chain

Question 8

erythropoietin

Answer 8

a hormone released by the kidney when the oxygen content of the blood declines, it stimulates red blood cell production

Question 9

white blood cell

Answer 9

also known as leukocytes which are white blood cells
involved in body defense mechanisms and the removal of wastes, toxins, or damaged, abnormal cells

Question 10

phagocytosis

Answer 10

the process by which cells such as white blood cells ingest foreign or substances by surrounding the foreign material with cell membrane

Question 11

granulocytes

Answer 11

white blood cells with granules in their cytoplasm

Question 12

agranulocytes

Answer 12

white blood cells without granules in their cytoplasm

Question 13

neutrophil

Answer 13

a phagocytic white blood cell important in defense against bacteria and removal of cellular debris

Question 14

eosinophils

Answer 14

type of white blood cell important in the bodys defense against parasitic worms

Question 15

basophils

Answer 15

a white blood cell that releases histamine, a chemical that both attracts other white blood cells to the site and causes blood vessels to widen during an inflammatory response

Question 16

monocytes

Answer 16

the largest white blood cell
active in fighting chronic infections, viruses, and intracellular bacterial infections

Question 17

platelets

Answer 17

necessary for blood clotting

Question 18

blood type

Answer 18

a characteristic of a persons red blood cells determined on the basis of large molecules on the surface of the plasma membrane

Question 19

agglutinate

Answer 19

to clump together

Question 20

Rh factor

Answer 20

group of antigens found on the surface of the red blood cells of most people

Question 21

prothrombin activator

Answer 21

a blood protein that converts prothrombin to thrombin as part of the blood clotting process

Question 22

prothrombin

Answer 22

plasma protein synthesized in the liver that is essential for blood clotting

Question 23

thrombin

Answer 23

plasma protein important in blood clotting that is formed from prothrombin by thromboplastin

Question 24

fibrinogen

Answer 24

plasma protein produced by the liver that is important in blood clotting

Question 25

fibrin

Answer 25

formed from fibrinogen and thrombin
forms the blood clot

Question 26

plasmin

Answer 26

an enzyme that breaks down fibrin and dissolves blood clots