Flashcards in Chapter 9 Deck (218)
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Connective tissue composed of a liquid medium in which solid components are suspended
plasma
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red blood cells
erythrocytes
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white blood cells
leukocytes
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platelets
thrrombocytes
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embryonic
blastic
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The development of blood cells to their mature form
hematopoiesis
hemotopoiesis
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red cell development
erythropoiesis
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A specialized iron-containing compound that gives red blood cells their red color
hemoglobin (Hb, Hgb)
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Protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to the presence of a foreign substance called an antigen
antibody (Ab)
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Substance, recognized as harmful to the host, that stimulates formation of antibodies in an immunocompetent individual
antigen
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Substance derived from the breakdown of hemoglobin and excreted by the liver
bile pigment
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Chemical substance produced by certain cells that initiates, inhibits, increases, or decreases activity in other cells
cytokine
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Ability to develop an immune response or recognize antigens and respond to them
immunocompetent
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Specialized lymphocytes that kill abnormal cells by releasing chemicals that destroy the cell membrane, causing its intercellular fluids to leak out
natural killer (NK) cells
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WBCs migrate through endothelial walls of capillaries and venules, and enter tissue spaces by a process called
diapedesis
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red acidic dye
eosin
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alkaline
basic
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_______ contain granules that stain a pale lilac color
Neutrophils
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_________ contain granules that stain red because of their affinity for the red acid dye eosin
Eosinophils
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_______ contain granules that stain dark purple because of their affinity for the purple alkaline (basic) dye
Basophils
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The main function of basophils is to release _______ and ________ at sites of injury
histamines
heparin
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_______ arise in the bone marrow from stem cells but mature in lymph tissue.
Agranulocytes
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Unlike granulocytes that typically have lobed nuclei, agranulocytes have nuclei that do not form lobes. They are called
mononuclear leukocytes (MNLs)
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Lymphocytes include
B cells, T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells
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The smallest formed elements found in blood
platelets or thrombocytes
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Control of bleeding
hemostasis
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A substance released by injured tissue that initiates clot formation
thromboplastin
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a soluble blood protein
fibrinogen
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The jellylike mass of blood cells and fibrin
thrombus or blood clot
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