Lab Techniques 2 Flashcards
Endocardium
Thin layer that lines the interior of the heart
Artery
A thick walled vessel that carries oxygenated blood throughout the body
Leukocyte
WBC
Anemia
Lack of blood f
Hematopoeisis
Production and formation of blood
Nephron
Functioning unit of the kidney that filters and extracts waste from blood
Zone of inhibition
Area where growth of bacteria is lessened or stopped
Hemoglobin
Iron containing pigment in RBC that Cary oxygen
Vein
Thin walled vessel
Phagocytosis
To ingest foreign bodies, microorganisms, and other cells
Epicardium
Thin layer that lines surface of heart
Myocardium
Muscular layer of the heart wall
Plasma
Clear, straw colored, liquid portion of blood
Erythrocytes
RBC
Capillary
Microscopic vessel that creates a network between arteries and veins