Human Blood - terms
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hannahmarti on April 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Diapedesis | able to move into and out of blood vessels (leukocytes) |
| Hemocytoblasts | all blood cells are derived from this common stem cell |
| Lymphocytes | produced by lymphoid stem cell |
| Other formed elements | produced by myeloid stem cell |
| Hemostasis | blood clotting |
| Hematopoiesis | red blood cell formation |
| 3 Phases of Hemostasis | 1. Platelet Plug Formation 2. Vascular Spasms 3. Coagulation |
| Thrombus | a clot in an unbroken blood vessel |
| Embolus | a thrombus that breaks away and floats freely in the bloodstream |
| Agglutinogen D | determines Rh factor |
| Oxygen rich blood color | scarlet red |
| Oxygen poor blood color | dull red to bluish |
| pH of blood | 7.35 to 7.45 |
| Anatomy of RBC (Erythrocytes) | - biconcave disks - essentially bags of hemoglobin - anucleate - contain very few organelles |
| Hemoglobin | - iron containing protein |
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