| A | B |
|---|
| albumin | plasma protein that regulates osmotic pressure |
| hemoglobin | iron containing protein of RBCs that transports oxygen |
| leukocytosis | abnormal elevation of WBCs above 11,000 |
| diapedesis | process by which WBCs are able to easily slip in and out of blood vessels |
| hematopoiesis | blood cell formation |
| hemophilia | hereditary bleeding disorder |
| universal receiver | AB |
| universal donor | O |
| hemolysis | destruction of RBCs |
| connective tissue | blood is this type of tissue |
| RBCs | most abundant formed element |
| plasma | 55% of blood is this |
| formed elements | 45% of the blood is this |
| granulocytes | neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils are this type of WBC |
| eosinophil | type of WBC that would be found during an allergy attack and infection of parasitic worms |
| megakaryocytes | platelets are fragments of these cells |
| erythropoietin | hormone that regulates RBC production |
| hemostasis | series of reactions that stop blood flow following a cut |
| serotonin | released to bring about vascular spasm |
| embolus | clot that breaks away from a vessel |
