chapter 26 vocab Flashcards
found in RBC’s, carries O2 from lungs to body tissue and carbon dioxide from tissues to lungs for release
hemoglobin
smallest plasma proteins, pulls water into the blood stream, helps maintain blood pressure
albnumins
transports lipids and fat soluble vitamins in plasma
some become antibodies
globulins
protein in plasma that helps with clotting
fibrinogen
control of bleeding
hemostasis
what are the steps of hemostasis
blood vessel spasm
platelet plug formation
blood clotting
fibrinolysis (dissolving of clot)
what blood type is a universal donor
O neg
what blood type is a universal recipient
AB pos
clumping of particles
agglutination
the deficiency of RBC’s and hemoglobin
anemia
abnormal hemoglobin causes RBC’s to change shape (crescent)
sickle cell anemia
lack of intrinsic factor that interferes with B12 absorption
pernicious anemia
inhereted disease, caused by defective hemoglobin, results in small, pale, and short lived RBC’s
thalassemia
abnormally high number of blood cells, causing the blood to thicken
polycythemia vera
antigen occuring on RBC’s of humans and some primates
RH factor
what can the RH factor cause in newborns
hemolytic disease & incompatibility of blood transfusions
bone marrow produces a large number of abnormal WBC’s which prevents normal WBC’s form performing defensive functions
leukemia
what is the normal potassium range in blood
3.5-5.1 meq per liter
produced in kidneys, stimulates red bone marrow and regulated production of RBC’s
erythropoietin
converted by the liver to make bile
bilirubin
needed for digestion of fats
bile
yellow/orange sclera (whites of eyes) caused by bilirubin buildup in the bloodstream
jaundice
leukocytes
WBC’s
lower than normal WBC count
leukopenia
