Chapter 10 Blood and immunity Flashcards
Segs, PLYMORPHS, and PMN’s are all names for
NEUTROPHILS
ENLARGEMENT of the SPLEEN
SPLENOMEGALY
in WHOLE blood, the formed elements are
ALL blood cells
substance that stimulates an immune response
ANTIGEN
PROTEIN found in blood plasma
ALBUMIN
ACIDITY is measured in level of
pH
ALLERGY is URTICARIA, also called
HIVES
antiCOAGULANTS delay
BLOOD CLOTTING
IMMUNOGLOBULIN is another name for
ANTIBODY
IMMATURE neutorphil
BAND CELL
ABSORPTION of vitamin B12 needs
INTRINSIC FACTOR
presence of MICROORGANISMS in the BLOOD
SEPTICEMIA
a PIGMENT that comes from the BREAKDOWN of RED CELLS
BILIRUBIN
INFECTION often results in
LEUKOCYTOSIS
PLATELETS are formed from
MEGAKARYOCYTES
CANCER that affects the PLASMA CELLS in the BONE MARROW
MULTIPLE MYELOMA
LIFE SPAN of an ERYTHROCYTE is
120 DAYS
HODGKIN disease originates from
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM