circulatory system Flashcards
what is required for clotting
calcium and a warm environment
what is serum
yellowish fluid that lies above clotted material
what is prothrombin
a blood protein
what is fibrinogen
a blood protein
what is plasmid
destroys the network clot so the clot won’t act as a embolus
what is a embolus
travelling clot
what are the characteristics of neutrophils
granules in cytoplasm
- lobed nucleus
-made is red bone marrow
-phagocytosis
-makes up 60-70%
what are lymphocytes characteristic
no granules in cytoplasm
-mononulear
-made in lymphatic organs
- antibodies
- make up 30-40%
what is the word for white blood cells
leukocytes
what do white blood cells look like
large and have nuclease
prothrombin goes to
thromboplastin
thromboplastin goes to
pro/nrambin
then the second prothrombin goes to
thrombin
fibrinogen goes to
fibrin
