| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hematology | scientific study of blood |
| blood | life giving fluid of the body |
| plasma | straw colored liquid that makes up over half the volume of blood |
| fibrinogen | protein essential for clotting |
| albumin | protein that aids in maintaining normal BP |
| prothrombin | used for blood clotting purposes |
| hemopoiesis | production of formed elements in blood |
| differentiation | cells become specializedfor specific functions |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| thrombocytes | platelets |
| hemoglobin | iron protein |
| macrophages | break down of RBC and hemoglobin into bilirubin |
| phagocytic cell | responds to infection and tissue damage by engulfing and destroying bacteria |
| eosinophils | increase in number in an allergic reaction |
| basophils | secrete histamine and heparin |
| monocytes | largest white blood cell |
| lymphocytes | made in lymph nodes and circulate blood in lymphatic system |
| hemostasis | clotting |
| thrombus | clot that forms and stays in place in a blood vessel |
| thrombosis | abnormal vascular condition in which a thrombus forms |
| embolism | abnormal circulatory condition in which a clot dislodges and travels through the blood stream |
| embolus | dislodged circulating clot |
| 8-10 | average number of pints of blood an adult carries |
| 2-8 | normal range of blood clotting |
| antigens | makes one persons blood different from the other's |
| antibodies | proteins used by the immune system to identify bacteria and virus |
| agglutination | clumping of RBC |
| Type A blood | anti-B antibodies |
| Type A blood | anti-A antibodies |
| Type AB blood | universal recipient |
| Type O blood | universal donor |
| hemolysis | breakdown of blood cells |
| Rh factor | antigen found on the surface of RBC |
| cholesterol | formed from the metabolism of fats |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein bad cholesterol |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein good cholesterol |
| triglycerides | common types of fats that are good for you in normal amounts |
| anemia | deficiency of oxygen being delivered to the cells because of decrease in the quantity of HgB or RBC |
| aplastic anemia | a reduction in the number of RBC, WBC and platelets |
| hemolytic anemia | extreme reduction in circulating RBC's due to their destruction |
| pernicious anemia | lack of vitamin B12 causing a deficiency of mature RBC |
| sickle cell anemia | crescent shaped RBC clump together forming an occlusion in a blood vessel |
| hemophilia | different hereditary inadequacies of coagulation factors 8 and 9 |
| leukemia | cancer of the bone marrow that leads to excessive uncontrolled increase of immature WBC |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace