| A | B |
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| Plasma | a non-living fluid matrix |
| Hematocrit | " blood fraction" |
| Plasma Proteins | the most abundant plasma solute |
| Albumin | accounts for 60% of plasma protein |
| Globulins | accounts for 36% of plasma proteins |
| Hemoglobin | most oxygen in blood is bound to this |
| Globin | four polypeptide shains |
| Heme | the red pigment |
| Hematopoiesis | blood cell formation |
| Hematopoietic Stem Cell | what all the formed elements arise from |
| Erythropoiesis | erythrocyte production |
| Reticulocyte | young erythrocytes |
| Erythropoietin (EPO) | the direct stimulus for erythrocyte production |
| ferritin | a protein-iron complex |
| transferrin | transport protein |
| anemia | blood that has an abnormally low oxygen-carrying capacity |
| hemolytic anemia | bacterial and parasitic infections can cause this |
| iron-defficiency anemia | Microcytes are produced by this |
| sickle-cell anemia | Hemoglobin S is formed and causes this |
| polycythemia | an abnormal excess of erythrocytes |
| diapedesis | the process of WBC's slipping out of the capillary blood vessel |
| positive chemotaxis | leukocytes gather at large areas of infection and tissue damage |
| leukocytosis | a WBC count of over 11,000 |
| granulocytes | include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils |
| neutrophils | the most numerous of the WBC |
| defensins | antibiotic like proteins |
| eosinophils | has 2 lobes connected by a broad band of nuclear material |
| basophils | cytoplasm contains large histamine containing granules |
| histamine | an inflammatory chemical that acts as a vasodilator |
| mast cells | granulated cells similar to basophils |
| agranulocytes | nuclei are typically spherical or kidney shaped |
| lymphocytes | has a large dark, nucleus when stained |
| T lymphocytes | function in the immune responce |
| B lymphocytes | Give rise to plasma cells whic produce antibodies |
| monocytes | darkly staining purple nucleus which is distinctivley U or kidney shaped |
| interleukins | one of two hematopoetic factors |
| colony-stimulating factors | an example is G-CSF |
| leukopenia | abnormally low WBC count |
| megakaryocyte | a bizzare cell with a huge multi-lobed nucleus |
| vascular spasm | the immediate responce to blood vessel injury |
| serotonin | a chemical that enhances vascular spasm |
| thromboxane A2 | a shortlived prostaglandin derivitive |
| coagulation | blood is transformed from a liquid to a gel |
| intrinsic and extrinsic pathway | are triggered by tissue damaging events |
| tissue factor | causes the "shortcut" extrinsic pathway to be triggered |
| prothrombin activator | PF3 and factor 5 combine to for this |
| prothrombin | a plasma protein activated by prothrombin activator |
| fibrin | strands that glue platelets together |
| clot retraction | the clot is stabalized further by a platlet induced process called |
| serum | plasma minus the clotting proteins |
| fibrinolysis | removes un-needed clots when healing has occurred |
| plasmin | a fibrin-digesting enzyme |
| heparin | a natural anticoagulant |
| thrombus | a clot that develpos and persists in an unbrocken blood vessel |
| agglutinogens | antigens that promote agglutination |
| agglutinins | preformed antibodies |
| Rh factor | 1 of 8 types of Rh agglutinogens |
| erythroblastosis fetalis | a condition that can occur when a |
| universal doner | Group O |
| universal receiver | Group AB |
