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Ch. 10 Blood
Structure & Function of the Body
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Anatomy
11th Grade
01/22/2008

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anemia
Definition
deficient number of red blood cells or deficient hemoglobin
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antibodies
Definition
substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a specific substance that has entered the body
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antigens
Definition
substance that, when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies against it
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basophil
Definition
white blood cell that stains readily with basic dyes
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buffy coat
Definition
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embolism
Definition
obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried in the bloodstream
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embolus
Definition
a blood clot or other substance that is moving in the blood and may block a blood vessel
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eosinophil
Definition
white blood cell that is readily stained by eosin
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erythroblastosis fetalis
Definition
a disease that may develop when an Rh-negative mother has anti-Rh antibodies and gives birth to an Rh-positive baby and the antibodies react with the Rh-positive cells of the body
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erythrocyte
Definition
red blood cells
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fibrin
Definition
insoluble protein in clotted blood
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hematocrit
Definition
volume percent of blood cells in whole blood
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heparin
Definition
substance obtained from the liver; inhibits blood clotting
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leukemia
Definition
blood cancer characterized by an increase in white blood cells
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leukocyte
Definition
white blood cells
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leukocytosis
Definition
abnormally high white blood cell numbers in the blood
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leukopenia
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abnormally low white blood cell numbers in the blood
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lymphocyte
Definition
one type of white blood cell
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monocyte
Definition
a phagocyte
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neutrophil
Definition
white blood cell that stains readily woth neutral dyes
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oxyhemoglobin
Definition
hemoglobin combined with oxygen
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pernicious anemia
Definition
deficiency of red blood celss due to lack of vitamin b12.
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phagocyte
Definition
white blood cell that engulf microbes and digest them
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plasma
Definition
the liquid part of the blood
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plasma membrane
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membrane that seperates the contents of a cell from the tissue fluid; encloses the cytoplasm and forms the outer boundary of the cell
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plasma protein
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any of the several proteins normally found in the plasma; includes albmins, globulins, and fibrinogen
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polycythemia
Definition
an excessive number of red blood cells
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prothrombin
Definition
a protein present in the normal blood that is required for blood clotting
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prothrombin activator
Definition
a protein formed by clotting factors from damaged tissue cells and platelets
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serum
Definition
blood plasma minus its clotting factors, still contains antibodies
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thrombin
Definition
protein important in blood clotting
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thrombocyte
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also called platelets; play a role in blood clotting
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thrombosis
Definition
formation of a clot in a blood vessel
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thrombus
Definition
stationary blood clot
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