Chapter 17 A&P2 Flashcards
Important plasma protein
Albumin
Type of anemia due to bone marrow destruction
Aplastic
Least numerous leukocyte; associated with allergy
Basophil
Hormones that stimulate leukocyte production
Colony stimulating factors
Defense against parasitic worms; also turns off inflammation
Eosinophil
Come from a hemocytoblast
Erythrocyte
Hormone causing rbc production
Erythropoietin
Protein to which iron is bound while stored
Ferritin
Insoluble protein; end result of coagulation
Fibrin
Soluble precursor to fibrin
Fibrinogen
Percentage if erythrocytes
Hematocrit
Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
Hemoglobin
Type of anemia due to blood cell destruction
Hemolytic
Type of anemia due to blood loss
Hemorrhagic
Stopping of bleeding
Hemostasis
Stimulus for abc production
Hypoxia
Necessary for vitamin B-12 to be absorbed from intestinal tract
Intrinsic factor
Element attached to hemoglobin to which oxygen binds
Iron
Type of anemia characterized by small pale rbcs
Iron deficiency
Cancerous condition of a white blood cell
Leukemia
Abnormally low white blood cell count
Leukopenia
Most plasma proteins produced by the ____.
Liver
Carries out the immune response
Lymphocyte
Phagocytic cell; immature macrophage
Monocyte