Chapter Ten

Question 0

Herapin

Answer 0

helps clotting prevent the clotting of blood as it flows through the blood vessel of the body

Question 1

Basophils

Answer 1

a function in allergic reaction

Question 2

Leukopenia

Answer 2

abnormally low WBC count

Question 3

prothrombin

Answer 3

a protein in normal blood

Question 4

fibrin

Answer 4

a fibrous gel

Question 5

fibrogen

Answer 5

a normal plasma protein

Question 6

fibrogen

Answer 6

a normal plasma protein

Question 7

thrombus

Answer 7

a place where clots form

Question 8

Embolus

Answer 8

the dislodged part of the clot

Question 9

Antigen

Answer 9

a substance that can activate the immune system that certain responses

Question 10

agglumate

Answer 10

when antigens clump

Question 11

plasma

Answer 11

the liquid part of blood

Question 12

plasma proteins

Answer 12

any of several proteins normally found in the plasma, includes albunis, globulins and fibrogen

Question 13

albumins

Answer 13

one of the several types of proteins normally found in the blood plasma, it helps blood thicken

Question 14

globulins

Answer 14

a type of plasma protein that includes antibodies

Question 15

fibrogen

Answer 15

soluble blood protein that is converted to insoluble fibrin during clotting

Question 16

serum

Answer 16

plasma minus its clotting factors

Question 17

Erythrocytes

Answer 17

red blood cells

Question 18

leukocytes

Answer 18

white blood cells

Question 19

myeloid tissue

Answer 19

tissue pertaining to bone marrow

Question 20

Lymphatic tissue

Answer 20

tissue that are responsible for manufacturing lymphocytes and monocytes; found mostly in lymph nodes thymus and spleen

Question 21

hemopoesis

Answer 21

blood cell formation

Question 22

oxyhemoglobin

Answer 22

hemoglobin combined with oxygen

Question 23

anemia

Answer 23

different disease condition

Question 24

pernicious anemia

Answer 24

deficiency of red blood cells due to a lack of vitamin b12

Question 25

polycythemia

Answer 25

an excessive number of RBC

Question 26

Hematocrit

Answer 26

a common laboratory test that can tell a physician a great deal about the volume of RBCs in a blood cell

Question 27

Neutrophils

Answer 27

white blood cells that stains readily with

Question 28

phagocytosis

Answer 28

igestion and digestion of articles by a cell

Question 29

eosinophils

Answer 29

granulocytic WBC that help protect the body from paracytes and the numerous irritants that cause allergies

Question 30

formed elements

Answer 30

cells and cell fragments of blood

Question 31

hemoglobin

Answer 31

a red pigment in RBC's that unites with oxygen

Question 32

neutrophils

Answer 32

white blood cells that stains readily with dyes