Blood system vocab

Question 1

albumin

Answer 1

major blood protein; maintains water in the blood

Question 2

antigen

Answer 2

foreign substance or toxin that stimulates production of an antibody

Question 3

basophil

Answer 3

white blood cell associated with histamine and heparin

Question 4

bilirubin

Answer 4

orange-yellow pigment from bile

Question 5

coagulation

Answer 5

blood clotting

Question 6

colony-stimulating factor (CSF)

Answer 6

protein factor that stimulates growth and differentiation of developing blood cells

Question 7

electrophoresis

Answer 7

method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge and size

Question 8

eosinophil

Answer 8

white blood cell associated with allergic reactions

Question 9

erythrocyte

Answer 9

red blood cell

Question 10

erythropoietin

Answer 10

hormone secreted by kidneys > red blood cell formation

Question 11

fibrin

Answer 11

protein that forms the basis of a blood clot

Question 12

fibrinogen

Answer 12

plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process

Question 13

globulin

Answer 13

plasma protein: alpha beta gamma

Question 14

granulocyte

Answer 14

white blood cell with cytoplasmic granules: eosinophil, neutrophil, and basophil

Question 15

hematopoietic stem cell

Answer 15

cell in the bone marrow that gives rise to all types of blood cells

Question 16

hemoglobin

Answer 16

blood protein containing iron; carries oxygen

Question 17

heparin

Answer 17

anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells

Question 18

immune reaction

Answer 18

response of the immune system to foreign invasion

Question 19

immunoglobulin

Answer 19

protein with antibody activity; IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, IgD

Question 20

lymphocyte

Answer 20

mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies to fight disease

Question 21

macrophage

Answer 21

monocyte that migrated from the blood to tissue spaces

Question 22

megakaryocyte

Answer 22

large platelet precursor cell found in bone marrow

Question 23

mononuclear

Answer 23

pertaining to a cell with a single nucleus

Question 24

myeloblast

Answer 24

immature bone marrow cell that gives rise to granulocytes

Question 25

neutrophil

Answer 25

granulocytic leukocyte formed in bone marrow, phagocytic

Question 26

plasma

Answer 26

liquid portion of the blood

Question 27

plasmapheresis

Answer 27

removal of plasma from withdrawn blood and collected cells are retransfused into donor

Question 28

polymorphonuclear

Answer 28

pertaining to a white blood cell with multilobed nucleus

Question 29

prothrombin

Answer 29

plasma protein

Question 30

reticulocyte

Answer 30

immature erythrocyte

Question 31

Rh factor

Answer 31

antigen on red blood cells

Question 32

serum

Answer 32

plasma minus clotting proteins and cells

Question 33

stem cell

Answer 33

unspecialized cell gives rise to mature specialized forms

Question 34

thrombin

Answer 34

enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation

Question 35

thrombocyte

Answer 35

platelet