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36 Cards in this Set
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ALBUMIN
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= Protein in the Blood;
**maintains the proper amount of water (H20) in the blood |
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ANTIBODY
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= Protein (IMMUNOGLOBULIN)
**Produced by: LYMPHOCYTES in response to -- Bacteria, Viruses, or other Antigens **this is SPECIFIC to an Antigen & Inactivates it! |
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ANTIGEN
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= substance (usually Foreign) that STIM's ---> Production of an ANTIBODY
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BASOPHIL
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= Granulocytic (WBC) w/ granules that stain BLUE when exposed to a BASIC dye.
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BILIRUBIN
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= Orange-Yellow PIGMENT (in Bile);
**Formed by the breakdown (of Hemoglobin) when RBCs die. |
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(CSF)
COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR |
= PROTEIN that STIM's ---> growth & proliferation of WBCs (aka...GRANULOCYTES)
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DIFFERENTIATION
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= change in Structure & Fxn. of a cell as it matures;
**Specialization |
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ELECTROPHORESIS
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= method of separating SERUM PROTEINS (by Electrical Charge)
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EOSINOPHIL
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= GRANULOCYTIC (WBC) w/ granules that stain RED w/ ACIDIC dye, "Eosin";
*Assoc'd. w/ -- ALLERGIC RXNs |
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(EPO)
ERYTHROPOIETIN |
= HORMONE Secreted by the KIDNEYS that STIM's formation of (RBCs)
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FIBRIN
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= PRROTEIN THREADS that forms the basis of Blood Clot
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FIBRINOGEN
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= PLASMA PROTEIN that is converted to --> FIBRIN in the clotting process
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GLOBULINS
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= part of blood containing DIFF. Plasma Proteins, Immunoglobins, & Alpha/Beta Globins
(are examples) |
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GRANULOCYTE
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= (WBC) w/ numerous DARK-staining granules:
1) EOSINOPHIL, 2) NEUTROPHIL, 3) BASOPHIL |
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HEME
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= Iron (Fe)-containing NONprotein portion of the Hemoglobin Molecule
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HEMOGLOBIN
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= Blood PROTEIN containing IRON (Fe);
**carries Oxygen (in RBCs) |
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HEPARIN
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= ANTI-COAGULANT found in Blood & Tissue Cells
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HEMOLYSIS
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= Destruction or Breakdown of Blood (RBCs)
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IMMUNE RXN
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= Response of the Immune System to foreign invasion
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IMMUNOGLOBULIN
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= PROTEIN (Globulin) w/ ANTIBODY activity;
**Ex's = IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, IgD ** Immuno means "protection" |
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LEUKOCYTE
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= (WBC)
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LYMPHOCYTE
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= MONOnuclear LEUKOCYTE (WBC) that produces Antibodies!
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MACROPHAGE
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= MONOCYTE that migrates (from Blood to --> Tissue spaces)
**it is a Large PHAGOCYTE |
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MEGAKARYOCYTE
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= Large PLATELET PRECURSOR CELL!!
***Found in: Bone Marrow |
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MONOCYTE
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= Large MONOnuclear Phagocytic Leukocyte (WBC) formed in the: Bone Marrow;
**these become--> MACROPHAGES (as they leave the blood & enter Body Tissue) |
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NEUTROPHIL
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= GRANULOCYTIC (WBC) Leukocyte Formed in the: Bone Marrow;
a PHAGOCYTE w/ Neutral-staining Granules; |
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PLASMA
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= LIQUID portion of Blood;
**contains: H20, Proteins, Nutrients, Hormones, & Vitamins |
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PLASMAPHERESIS
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= REMOVAL (of Plasma) from withdrawn blood by CENTRIFUGE. Collected cells are Retransferred back into the Donor. Fresh-Frozen Plasma or Salt Solution = used to replace withdrawn Plasma
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PLATELET
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= SMALLEST Blood Cell (THROMBOCYTE);
**these cells clump @ sites of injury to prevent bleeding and facilitate clotting |
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PROTHROMBIN
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= PLASMA PROTEIN;
**converted to ---> THROMBIN in the clotting process |
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RETICULOCYTE
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=IMMATURE Erythrocyte (RBC) w/ a Network of Strands (RETICULIN) that are seen after staining the cell w/ special dyes
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Rh-Factor
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= ANTIGEN on RBCs of Rh-(+) POSITIVE ppl;
*Factor was 1st identified in blood of a Rhesus Monkey |
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SERUM
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= PLASMA MINUS CLOTTING PROTEINS & CELLS, Clear, Yellowish fluid that separates from Blood when it is allowed to clot. It is formed from PLASMA, but does NOT contain: Protein-Coagulation Factors
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STEM CELL
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= UNspecialized cell that gives rise to ---> Mature, Specialized forms; a HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL = PROGENITOR for all diff. types of Blood Cells
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THROMBIN
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= ENZYME that converts--> FIBRINOGEN during coagulation
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THROMBOCYTE
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= Platelet
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