Blood unit vocab deck 1 Flashcards
color of blood
arterial blood is bright red; venous blood- dark red
connective tissue
blood is a type of connective tissue
matrix
extracellular substance in connective tissue
fibers-fibrin threads
produced by fibroblasts
plasma
liquid part of blood, contains clotting factors
serum (s), sera (pl)
liquid part of blood without clotting factors
formed elements
white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets
red bone marrow
where blood cells are made
yellow bone marrow
marrow that is fat
hematopoiesis
the forming of blood cells, takes place in red bone marrow
differentiation/differentiated cells
cells becoming specialized/ specialized cells
stem cells
unprogrammed, undifferentiated cells
hemocytoblasts
partially programmed cells in red bone marrow
erythrocytes
red blood cells
biconcave
describes the shape of a mature RBC
anucleate
lacking a nucleus, mature RBCs are anucleate
hemoglobin
found in RBCs, carries oxygen
adenosine triphospahte
ATP, usable energy source
cellular respiration
process that takes food and converts it into ATP
anaerobic
cellular respiration without oxygen
aerobic
cellular respiration with oxygen
oxygen
needed for aerobic cell respiration
carbon dioxide
a waste of cellular respiration
leukocytes
white blood cells
wright’s stain
used to stain blood smears for WBC differentials
diapedesis
the passage of certain WBCs through capillary walls
B cells
a type of lymphoctye that produces antibodies
Functions of Blood; distribution
blood transports oxygen from the lungs and nutrients from the digestive tract, metabolic wastes from cells to the lungs and kidneys for elimination and hormones from endocrine glands to target organs.
blood is the body’s only_____
tissue fluid.
Blood is composed of
liquid plasma &; formed elements
Formed elements include
erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets.
hematocrit (or packed cell volume PCV)
a blood test that measures the % of the volume of whole blood that is made of RBC ; the percentage of red blood cells out of the total blood volume, depends on the number and size of the RBC; males 40.7 -50.3%; females 36.1 - 44.3 % females.
ameoba
a unicellular organism
amoeboid motion
moving like an amoeba
Non specific defenses: 1st line
physical barriers like skin
nonspecific defenses: 2nd line
phagocytic WBCs
special defenses
the immune system
granulocytes
WBCs that have granules in their cytoplasm
Lobed nuclei
a nucleus that is divided into connecting lobules
cytoplasm
gel like (mainly water) inside cells
nucleoplasm
the gel-like cytoplasm inside the nucleus
neutrophils
granulocytic WBC, most predominant, multiobed, polymorphonuclear, increases in bacterial infections, 50-70%
Eosinophils
granulocytic WBC, two-lobed nucleus, increased in parasitic infections and allergies. 2-4%
Bilobed nucleus
a cell with 2 lobes that are connected
cytoplasmic granules
structures in the cytoplasm with a variety of functions
lysosome
one type of cytoplasmic granule, involved in breaking things down
Eosinophila
increase in eosinophils
basophils
another granulocytic WBC, release histamine, 0.5-1%
vasodilator
dilates blood vessels
histamine
an example of a vasodilator
antigens
markers, identifiers, found on the cell membrane of cells
coagulant
to clot
anticoagulant
to work in opposition to clotting
Heparin
an example of an anticoagulant
Agranulocytes
WMCs that lack granules in their cytoplasm.
Lymphoid tissue
part of the lymphatic system
lymphocytes
an agranulocytic WBC, B cells and T cells. 25%
B Cells
a type of lymphocyte that produces antibodies
T Cells
a type of lymphocyte that includes helper T Cells, these cells directly attack pathogens.
Monocytes
a type of agranulocyte WBC, us shaped nucleus, become marcophages when they migrate into tissue. 3-8%
Macrophages
monocytes become macrophages when they go into tissues
Phagocytes
to engulf a particle
platelets
cell fragments involved in blood clotting
thromobocytes
platelets
hemostatis
the stopping of bleeding
megakaryocyte
a large cell in bone marrow that fragments into platelets
pH scale
measure [H+]
pH of plasma
7.35-7.45
pathogen
anything that causes disease
pathologic conditions
caused by or involving disease
heparinized blood samples
blood that is in a tube with heparin
leukocytosis
increased white blood cells
leucopenia
decreased white blood cells
leukemia
cancer of white blood cells
lymphocytic leukemia
leukemia involving lymphocytes
chronic
over long periods of time
acute
sudden, severe
polycythemia
increase in RBC volume
anemia
decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin
macrocytic hypochromic anemia
large RBC with little hemoglobin