Blood Vocabulary Flashcards
Red blood cells
Erythrocytes
White blood cells
Leukocyte
Platelets
Cellular fragments
Colony-stimulating
Produce white blood cells
Thrombopoietin
Produces platelets
Erythropoietin
Produces red blood cells
Hemoglobin
Molecule that carries oxygen in red blood cells
Erythropoiesis
Production of RBC
Hemocytoclasts
Cells which produce erythrocytes in bone marrow
Anemia
Bloods inability to carry oxygen
Hemolytic anemia
Can result from infection or red blood cells inability to clot
Polycythemia
Over production of RBC caused by cancer or living at high altitudes
Neutrophils
Purple, multi-lobed nuclei, their function is to phagocytize bacteria
Eosinophils
Blue and red bi-lobed nucleus, defend against parasites
Basophils
Have blue and purple, U or S shaped nuclei. They migrate to injuries and release histamine
Histamine
Promotes swelling
Monocytes
Largest WBC, has M shaped nucleus, they can become phagocytes to fight chronic infection
Lymphocyte
Large nucleus, T cells create memory in immunity
Leukocytosis
Increase in WBC usually caused by infection
Leukopenia
Low WBC count
Leukemia
Over production of WBC due to bone marrow cancer
Megakaryocyte
Produce platelets
Thrombocytopenia
Under production of platelets
Hemophilia
Problems with clotting due to low clotting factors
