| A | B |
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| Hematocrit | Percentage of red blood cells to total blood volume |
| Plasma | Nonliving fluid matrix |
| Albumin | Acts as a carrier to shuttle certain molecules through the circulation, is an important blood buffer, and contributes to the osmotic pressure of the blood. |
| Erythrocytes | Red blood cells. |
| Hemoglobin | An iron bearing protein which transports most of the oxygen carried in the blood. |
| Leukocytes | White blood cells. |
| Diapedesis | Ability of white blood cells to slip in and out of the blood vessels. |
| Leukopenia | abnormally low white blood cell count. |
| Granulocytes | Granule-containing white blood cells. |
| Neutrophils | Most numerous of the white blood cells; phagocytes that fight bacteria & fungi |
| Eosinophils | Produced during allergies & infections by parasitic worms |
| Basophils | The rarest of the white blood cells, contain histamine |
| Lymphocytes | responsible for immune response in lymphatic tissues |
| Monocytes | The largest of the white blood cells, turn in to macrophages to fight chronic infections |
| Platelets | Fragments of megakaryocytes; active in blood clotting |
| Hematopoiesis | Blood cell formation |
| Hemocytoblasts | Stem cell that gives rise to all formed elements |
| Erythropoietin | Hormone that controls the rate of erythrocyte production. |
| Hemostasis | Stoppage of bleeding. |
| Thrombin | An enzyme that induces clotting. |
| Fibrin | The fibrous insoluble protein formed during the clotting of blood which forms a meshwork to trap rbc's |
| Agglutination | When the binding of antibodies causes the foreign red blood cells to clump. |
| Hemolysis | Rupture of red blood cells. |
| Physiologic Jaundice | Yellowing of skin of newborns when the liver cannot rid itself of hemoglobin products fast enough |
