Labrotory Techniques Flashcards
Artery
Thick walled vessel that carries oxygenated blood throughout the body. (Red blood)
Anemia
Lack of blood
Capillary
A microscopic vessel that creates a network between arteries and veins
Endocardium
Thin layer that lines the interior of the heart
Epicardium
A thin layer that lines the surface of the heart
Erythrocyte
Red blood cell
Hematology
Study of the structure of blood and the tissues that form blood
Hematopoiesis
The production and formation of blood cells
Hemoglobin
The iron containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen
Leukocyte
White blood cell
Lymph
Transparent, whitish-yellow liquid that contains white blood cells
Myocardium
The muscular layer of the heart wall
Nephron
Functioning unit of the kidney that filters and extracts waste from the blood
Pericardium
The fibrous sac that encloses the heart
Phagocytosis
To ingest foreign bodies, microorganisms, and other cells
PVC
packed cell volume
Plasma
The clear, straw colored liquid portion of blood
Thrombocyte
Platelet
Urinalysis
A series of laboratory tests used to evaluate urine
Vein
A thin walled vessel that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart
Zone of inhibition
Area where the growth of bacteria is lessened or stopped
Erythrocyte
Most transport O2 throughout body (oxygen). Life span- Dog and human: 120 days Cats: 70 days Horse: 145 days Mammal no nucleus Avian and reptile cell nucleus
Leukocytes
Defense.
Granulocytes- granules in cytoplasm
Agranulocytes- no granules in cytoplasm
Neutrophil
To stop or slow foreign organisms.
Phagocytosis eat bacteria and dead cells
Bacteriocidal to kill bacteria