Chapter 11 - Blood (11.1 & 11.2)

Question 1

albumin

Answer 1

simple, soluble protein

Question 2

colloid

Answer 2

liquid containing suspended particles

Question 3

fibrin

Answer 3

stringy protein fiber that is a component of a blood clot

Question 4

fibrinogen

Answer 4

precursor of fibrin in blood-clotting process

Question 5

globulin

Answer 5

family of blood proteins

Question 6

hematocrit

Answer 6

percentage of red blood cells in the blood

Question 7

hematology

Answer 7

medical specialty in the disorders of blood

Question 8

hematologist

Answer 8

specialist in hematology

Question 9

hemoglobin

Answer 9

red-pigmented protein that is the main component of red blood cells

Question 10

index, indices pl.

Answer 10

a standard indicator of measurement relating one component to another

Question 11

microcytic

Answer 11

pertaining to small cell

Question 12

plasma

Answer 12

fluid, noncellular component of blood

Question 13

serum

Answer 13

fluid remaining after removal of cells and fibrin clot

Question 14

acid

Answer 14

substance with a pH below 7.0

Question 15

alkaline (base)

Answer 15

substance with a pH above 7.0

Question 16

buffer

Answer 16

substance that resists a change in pH

Question 17

creatinine

Answer 17

breakdown product of the skeletal muscle protein creatine

Question 18

homeostasis

Answer 18

stability or equilibrium of a system or the body’s internal environment

Question 19

osmosis

Answer 19

the passage of water across a cell membrane

Question 20

urea

Answer 20

end product of nitrogen metabolism

Question 21

viscous

Answer 21

sticky; resistant to flowing

Question 22

viscosity

Answer 22

the resistance of a fluid flow

Question 23

biconcave

Answer 23

having a hollowed surface on both sides of a structure

Question 24

erythroblast

Answer 24

precursor to a RBC

Question 25

erythrocyte

Answer 25

another name for red blood cell

Question 26

erythropoiesis

Answer 26

the formation of RBCs

Question 27

erythropoietin

Answer 27

protein secreted by the kidney that stimulates red blood cell production

Question 28

hematopoietic

Answer 28

pertaining to the making of RBCs

Question 29

heme

Answer 29

the iron-based component of hemoglobin that carries oxygen

Question 30

hemoglobin

Answer 30

red-pigmented protein that is the main component of RBCs

Question 31

macrophage

Answer 31

large WBCs that remove bacteria, foreign particles, and dead cells

Question 32

oxyhemoglobin

Answer 32

hemoglobin in combination with oxygen

Question 33

reticulocyte

Answer 33

immature red blood cell