blood vocab Flashcards
hematocrit (HCT)
volume percentage of red blood cells within a sample of blood
plasma
fluid portion of blood
hemocytoblast
stem cells that give a rise to rbcs
hemoglobin
oxygen carrying pigment attached to the red blood cells
billiverdin/bilirubin
bile pigment from hemoglobin
anemia
hemoglobin deficiency
erythropoetin
kidneys send out a hormone to increase the red blood cell formation
leukocyte
white blood cells
monocyte
white blood cell that is a phagocyte
lymphocytes
white blood cells that help with immunity: T and B cells
antibodies
protein that B cells produce in response to presence of non-self antigen and reacts with antigens
diapedesis
the squeezing of leukocytes between the cells in the blood vessel walls
leukocytoses
too many white blood cells in the blood
leukopenia
too few white blood cells in blood
platelets/thrombocytes
cytoplasmic fragment formed in the bone marrow to help blood clot
neutrophils
type of phagocytic leukocyte
plasma protein
protein dissolved in the blood plasma
caogulation
blood clotting
thrombus
blood clot that remains where it forms in a blood vessel
embolus
blood clot/ gas bubble carries by blood that could obstruct the blood vessel
embolism
blood clot that lodges or blocks that blood flow
aggulation
clumping of blood cells in response to a reaction between an antibody and antigen
antigen
chemical stimulates B lymphocytes to produce antibodies
athersclerosis
condition in which fatty substances accumulate on the inner linings of arteries
