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| viscosity | the resistance to flow and alteration of shape due to cohesion |
| plasma | the fluid portion of the blood, which is mostly water |
| formed elements of blood | the cells and cell parts of blood produced by the bone marrow |
| erthrocytes | red blood cells which carry the oxygen in blood |
| leukocytes | white blood cells which perform various defensive functions in the blood |
| platelets | cell fragments in blood which help prevent blood loss |
| diapedesis | passage of any formed element of blood through the blood vessels and into the tissue spaces |
| chemotaxis | attraction of cells to chemical stimuli |
| hemopoiesis | the process by which the formed elements of blood are made in the body |
| hemostasis | the process by which the body stops blood loss |
| coagulation factors | proteins in blood plasma which help initiate the blood clotting process |
| antigen | a protein or carbohydrate that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody |
| arteries | blood vessels that carrry blood away from the heart |
| capillaries | tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and cells |
| veins | blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
| pulmonary circulation | circulation of the blood over the air sacs of the lungs |
| systemic circulation | circulation of the blood through the other tissues of the body |
| systolic phase | the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract |
| diastolic phase | the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax |
| cardiac cycle | one complete round of systole and diastole |
| arterioles | the smallest arteries that still have three tunics |
| venules | small vens that do not have three tunics |
| neutrophils | WBC (granulocyte) that fight infections by phagocytosis |
| basophils | WBC (granulocyte) that release histamine and heparin |
| eosinophils | WBC (granulocyte) that are anti-inflammatory |
| lymphocytes | WBC (agranulocyte) that produce antibodies |
| monocytes | WBC (agranulocyte) that fight infections by phagocytosis |
