The Blood Flashcards
(24 cards)
Polycythemia
Increase in the number of all cells
Pancytopenia
Deficiency of all cells
Hematocrit
Percentage volume of packed red blood cells
Lymphadenopathy
Disease of the lymph node
Mononucleosis
Kissing disease
Agranulocyte
WBCs with no granules
Splenomegaly
Enlargement of the spleen
Phagocytosis
Process of swallowing or engulfing microorganism
Leukopenia
Deficiency of WBCs
Erythropenia
Deficiency of RBCs
Spleen
Organ filters blood
Pharyngeal tonsils
Lymph structure is known as adenoids
Eosinophil
WBC stain rosy red
Agranulocytosis
WBC does not absorb stain
Hemoglobin
The main component of RBCs
Lymb capillaries
Vessels collect interstitial fluid
Anemia
Reduce number of RBCs
Hemolytic anemina
Anemia due to distraction of RBCs
Sickle-cell anemia
Sucked shaped or abnormal RBCs
Hemostasis
Stop bleeding
Phagocyte
Cell that swallow or engulf microorganism
Hematology
Study of blood
5 WBCs
Neutrophil Eosinophil Basophil Lymphocyte Monocytes
Plasma
Liquid portion of blood, constitute 55% of whole blood