Spleen workbook ex 2

Question 1

follicles in the white pulp of the spleen, containing many lymphocytes

Answer 1

malpighian corpuscles

Question 2

pigment released from hemoglobin process

Answer 2

hemosiderin

Question 3

blood cell production

Answer 3

hematopoiesis

Question 4

defend the body by destroying invading microorganisms and their toxins

Answer 4

white blood cells

Question 5

consist of reticular cells and fibers (cords of Billroth), surrounds the splenic sinuses

Answer 5

red pulp

Question 6

red blood cell

Answer 6

erythrocyte

Question 7

abnormal decrease of white blood corpuscles, may be drug induced

Answer 7

leukopenia

Question 8

consists of lymphatic tissue and lymphatic follicles

Answer 8

white pulp

Question 9

process by which the spleen removes abnormal red blood cells without destroying the erythrocytes

Answer 9

pitting

Question 10

process by which the spleen removes abnormal red blood cells as the pass through

Answer 10

culling

Question 11

oxygen binding protein found in red blood cells

Answer 11

hemoglobin

Question 12

long irregular channels lined by endothelial cells or flattened reticular cells

Answer 12

splenic sinuses

Question 13

process by which the red pulp destroys the degenerating red blood cells

Answer 13

phagocytosis