| A | B |
|---|
| blood | transported through the body carrying nutrients from one place to another |
| formed elements | are suspended in a nonliving fluid called matrix called plasma |
| plasma | fluid portion of blood |
| buffy coat | the junction betwwen the erythrocytes and the plasma |
| hematocrit | the percentage of erythrocytes to ttotal blood volume |
| albumin | protein in every animal, most abundant in plasma protein |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| hemoglobin | the oygen transporting pigments of erythrocytes |
| anemia | reduced carrying capacity of blood caused by a decreased number of erythrocytes or percentage of hemoglobin |
| sickle cell anemia | x |
| sickle cell trait | x |
| polycythemia | presence of abnormally large erythrocytes in the blood |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| diaedesis | x |
| positive chemotaxis | x |
| anboid motion | x |
| leukocytosis | x |
| leukopenia | x |
| leukemia | a cancerous condition where there is an excessive production of immaature leukocytes |
| granulocytes | x |
| neutrophils | x |
| eosinophils | x |
| basophils | x |
| histamine | x |
| agranulocytes | x |
| lymphocytes | x |
| monocytes | x |
| platelets | x |
| megakaryocytes | x |
| hematopoiesis | x |
| hemocytoblast | x |
| erythropoietin | x |
| hemostasis | x |
| tissue factor | x |
| prothrombin | x |
| thrombin | x |
| fibrinoge | x |
| fibrin | x |
| serum | x |
| thrombus | x |
| embolus | x |
| thrombocytopenia | x |
| petechiae | x |
| hemophilia | x |
| antigen | x |
| antibodies | x |
| agglutination | x |
| ABO blood groups | x |
| RH blood groups | x |
| hemolysis | x |
