Blood Flashcards
1
Q
Bilirubin
A
Waste product of dead rbcs secreted by the liver
2
Q
Leukemia
A
Cancer of the leukocytes
3
Q
Plasma
A
Part of blood
4
Q
Anemia
A
Hypoxic blood
5
Q
Ethrocytes
A
Red blood cells
6
Q
Sickle-cell anemia
A
Cells are sickle shaped and poor at carrying oxygen
7
Q
Thrombus
A
A clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel
8
Q
Coagulation
A
Blood clotting
9
Q
Hemoglobin
A
Sticky part of blood
10
Q
Platelets
A
Essential in clotting process
11
Q
Hemophilia
A
Hereditary bleeding disorders caused by lack of clotting factors
12
Q
ABO blood groups
A
Different kinds of antigens and antibodies in blood
13
Q
Rh factor
A
Determines positive or negitive
14
Q
Leukocytes
A
White blood cells
15
Q
Hemocrit
A
Percentage of rbcs out of total blood volume
