Chapter 6 Flashcards
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Hemat/o-
blood
-logy
the study of
Immun/o-
immune response
Types of Stem Cells
1) Adult stem cells
2) Embryonic stem cells
3) Induced Pluripotent stem cells
Erythrocytes (Red blood cell)
most numerous type of blood cell
etythr/o-
red
-cyte
cell
Leukocytes (White Blood Cell)
Aid in function of the body’s immune response
Thrombocytes
platelets (active in the blood clotting process)
aggreg/o-
crowding together
Platelet Aggregation
Thrombocytes stick to the injured wall and form clumps
Coagulation
blood clot
Hemostasis
cessation of bleeding
-stasis
standing still
fibrin/o-
fibrin
-gen
that which produces
pro-
before
thromb/o-
thrombus (blood clot)
-in
a substance
-lysis
breaking down
Pernicious anemia
vitamin b12 deficiency/low RBC level poor diet or lack of intrinsic factor
Shilling Test
Urine test to diagnose P.A.
Sickle Cell anemia
inherited genetic, abnormal amino
acid in hemoglobin, crest shaped RBC
can block the flow of blood-PAIN!
AIDS
caused by the HIV virus
