Blood & The Lymphatic System Flashcards
Your body is approximately _____% water by weight.
70
The sealing of injuries to blood vessels
Clotting
Creamy white/yellow substance that contains dead neutrophils, bacteria, and other WBC
pus
WBC that release histamines when stimulated
Basophils
WBC which mature into macrophages
Monocytes
if a person possesses antibodies for a particular antigen (or disease causing agent), that person is said to be
Immune
The solid part of the blood
Formed elements
Eg of substance which is not soluble in blood plasma and must be transported by a blood plasma protein
Cholesterol
Shape of red blood cell
Biconcave
Liquid part of blood
Plasma
WBC which releases antibodies
Lymphocytes
RBC do not contain this organelle
Nucleus
Some CO2 is transported by hemoglobin, but most is transported by the form of the ___________ ion
Bicarbonate
Lymph ______ are found throughout the body and are a main location of lymphocyte production
Nodes
WBC that have granules in their cytoplasm
Granulocytes