Chapter 18: Blood Vocab 2

Question 1

neutrophils

Answer 1

granulocytes that stain with a neutral dye and are the most numerous of the leukocytes; especially active against bacteria

Question 2

eosinophils

Answer 2

granulocytes that stain with eosin; they release antihistamines and are especially active against parasitic worms

Question 3

basophils

Answer 3

granulocytes that stain with a basic (alkaline) stain and store histamine and heparin

Question 4

monocytes

Answer 4

agranular leukocytes of the myeloid stem cell line that circulate in the bloodstream

Question 5

lymphocytes

Answer 5

agranular leukocytes of the lymphoid stem cell line, many of which function in specific immunity

Question 6

leukopenia

Answer 6

below-normal production of leukocytes

Question 7

leukocytosis

Answer 7

excessive leukocyte proliferation

Question 8

leukemia

Answer 8

cancer involving leukocytes

Question 9

thrombocytopenia

Answer 9

condition in which there are too few platelets, resulting in abnormal bleeding (hemophilia)

Question 10

thrombocytosis

Answer 10

condition in which there are too many platelets resulting in abnormal clotting (thrombosis)

Question 11

hemostasis

Answer 11

physiological process by which bleeding ceases

Question 12

clotting factors

Answer 12

group of 12 identified substances active in coagulation

Question 13

embolus

Answer 13

thrombus that has broken free from the blood vessel wall and entered the circulation

Question 14

thrombus

Answer 14

aggregation of fibrin, platelets, and erythrocytes in an intact artery or vein

Question 15

hemophilia

Answer 15

genetic disorder characterized by inadequate synthesis of clotting factors