Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Eosinophil |
- are granulocytes (white blood cell with secretory granules in its cytoplasm) that are considered to be “acidic loving” granulocytes because they grab onto a lot of red acid dye when exposed to it. - fight against parasitic infections |
|
|
Basophils |
- are granulocytes (white blood cell with secretory granules in its cytoplasm) that appear in many kinds of inflammatory reactions within the body. - respond to histamine-releasing allergens |
|
|
Neutrophils |
- are the granulocytes ( white blood cell with secretory granules in its cytoplasm) that are most abundant in our blood. - make up 50-70% of our WBC - are usually the first to arrive at the site of inflammation within the body -attack & destroy Bacteria & viruses |
|
|
Plasma/Thrombocytes |
- are platelets and cell fragments that do not have a nucleus but help in creating blood clots. |
|
|
Amino Acids & simple sugars |
- get absorbed directly into the blood |
|
|
Fats |
- are added into the bloodstream, after lacteals absorb fats into the lymph |
|
|
Minerals & vitamins |
- are absorbed through the wall of the small intestine |
|
|
Macrophages |
- are larger monocytes that engulf & destroy foreign material to the body |
|
|
Hemoglobin |
- protein that gives red blood cells their color |
|
|
Hematopoiesis |
- process that uses pluripotent stem cells to develop various blood cells |
|
|
Thrombopoiesis |
- is a bone marrow process that produces platelets. - platelets allow the body to form clots in order to stop bleeding |
|
|
Yellow bone marrow |
- acts as a store for fats & aids in bone function |
|
|
Red bone marrow |
- responsible for the formation of all red blood cells except lymphocytes - also known to work with the liver and spleen to obliterate old RBC |
|
|
White blood cells |
- or leukocytes, prevent & fight infections |
|
|
Granulocytes |
- are WBC with secretory granules in the cytoplasm - the three types are, neutrophil, basophil, & eosinophil |
|
|
Thymus |
- organ lies behind the sternum & in front of the trachea - T cells are stored here - largest in childhood |
|
|
Lymphoid organs |
- involved with the immune system of the body - include the following; - Adenoids - appendix - blood vessels - bone marrow - lymph nodes - lymphatic vessels - Peyer’s patches - spleen - thymus - tonsils |
