Anatomy - Blood Vocab

Question 1

cardiovascular system

Answer 1

an internal transport system network that connects all parts of the body (like the cooling system of a car)

Question 1

blood

Answer 1

circulating fluid of the body, specialized connective tissue that contains cells suspended in a fluid matrix

Question 2

coagulation

Answer 2

(blood clotting) prevents excessive bleeding when blood vessels are injured, blood changes from a liquid to a thick gel like clot. PART OF HEMOSTASIS

Question 3

embolus

Answer 3

anything that moves through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel that is too small to let it pass

Question 4

erythrocyte

Answer 4

red blood cells that carry oxygen

Question 5

fibrin

Answer 5

a protein formed by fibrinogen when blood clotting

Question 6

fibrinolysis

Answer 6

the breakdown of blood clots

Question 7

hematocrit

Answer 7

the percentage by volume of red cells in your blood

Question 8

hemoglobin

Answer 8

a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues and transports carbon dioxide from your organs and tissues back to your lungs.

Question 9

hemopoiesis

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the production of blood cells and platelets, which occurs in the bone marrow.

Question 10

hemostasis

Answer 10

the clotting at a site of excess bleeding

Question 11

leukocyte

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white blood cells

Question 12

plasma

Answer 12

a component of blood. makes up 55 percent and is made up of 02 percent water

Question 13

platelets

Answer 13

they help to stop excess bleeding during hemostasis

Question 14

serum

Answer 14

plasma, minus the clotting proteins