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blood
cells (45%) + fluid (55%)
TERM 2
plasma
DEFINITION 2
90% water + 10% other stuff
TERM 3
plasma proteins
DEFINITION 3
albumin, globulin, fibrinogen
TERM 4
albumin
DEFINITION 4
provides blood with osmotic pressureallows for tissue fluid to
be pulled back into bloodstream
TERM 5
globulin
DEFINITION 5
lipoproteins, antibodies, clot forming proteins
fibrinogen
allows blood to coagulate (go from liquid to solid)
TERM 7
edema
DEFINITION 7
accumulation of tissue fluid
TERM 8
erythrocytes
DEFINITION 8
RBC'smost numerous of blood cells
TERM 9
biconcave discs
DEFINITION 9
shape of RBCallows for folding to fit through capillaries
TERM 10
hemoglobin
DEFINITION 10
made by liverbinds some oxygen at lungs and transports that
oxygen through the blood
sickle cell anemia
cells have crescent shapegenetically inherited, can't capture
and carry enough oxygen
TERM 17
leukocytes
DEFINITION 17
WBC'smust be stained to see them
TERM 18
neutrophil
DEFINITION 18
phagocytic cellspick up neutral stain
TERM 19
eosinophils
DEFINITION 19
secrete enzymes onto pathogens that are too big to be
phagocytizedpick up pink eosin stain
TERM 20
basophils
DEFINITION 20
secrete histamine to promote increased blood flowpick up
basic blue stain
lymphocytes
large, round nucleus takes up entire cellsecrete antibodies
TERM 22
monocytes
DEFINITION 22
kidney shaped nucleusbecome macrophages when they
leave blood stream and enter tissues
TERM 23
diapedesis
DEFINITION 23
the ability of WBCs to exit a capillary to go into the
surrounding tissues (can squeeze through pores in capillary)
TERM 24
leukocytosis
DEFINITION 24
greater than normal number of WBC'smade to defend
against pathogens when sick
TERM 25
thrombocytes
DEFINITION 25
(platelets)clotting cells
embolus
free floating thrombus(thrombus that has broken loose and
flows into blood stream)
TERM 32
serum
DEFINITION 32
like plasma without fibrinogenblood in test tube
TERM 33
plasma
DEFINITION 33
free flowing blood
TERM 34
hemopoiesis
DEFINITION 34
the creation of blood cells (occurs in red bone marrow)
TERM 35
stem cells
DEFINITION 35
can turn into any kind of blood cell
leukemia
cancer of the bone marrow, circulating immature WBC's
