| A | B |
|---|
| plasma | liquid part of blood |
| viscous | thick |
| albumin | plasma protein made by liver that maintains blood volume |
| hemopoiesis | production of blood |
| hemoglobin | main ingredient in RBC |
| erythropoietin | hormone from kidneys that stimulated red bone marow to produce more RBCs |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| thrombocyte | platelet |
| megakaryocyte | large cell that breaks up and forms platelets |
| basophils | WBCs that increase in inflammatory reactions |
| eosinophils | WBCs that increase in allergic conditions |
| lymphocytes | leukocytes that produces antibodies and immunity |
| neutrophils | phagocytic WBCs that are attracted to the area first in the inflammatory response |
| monocytes | phagocytic WBCs that arrive second in the inflammatory response |
| histamine | substance that is released and triggers the inflammatory response |
| serotonin | substance releases from platelets that constricts blood vessels to decrease blood loss |
| thromboplastin | substance released that initiates the blood clotting cascade |
| prothrombin | protein made by liver and in the blood that changes to thrombin in the presence of thromboplastin, calcium, and blood clotting factors |
| fibrinogen | a protein made by the liver and found in the blood that changes to fibrin in the presence of thrombin |
| fibrin | substance that forms a network of fibers which is a clot |
| antigen | a substance that activates the immune system to make antibodies |
| antibody | a substance made by the body in response to an antigen and destroys it |
| B cells | lymphocytes that produce plasma cells and memory cells that produce antibodies |
| plasma cells | produce antibodies immediately when formed |
| memory cells | remember the antigen and responds to another exposure to the same antigen |
| T cells | lymphocytes that destroy antigens by releasing poison and attracting macrophages |
| macrophage | monocyte in the tissues that engulf and destroys antigens |
| complement | a group of proteins that react to an antigen-antibody complex and destroys the antigen by exploding it |
| thrombin | substance in blood clotting that is formed from prothrombin and causes fibrinogen to change to fibrin |
