Medical Terminology: Functions and Structures of Blood

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  1. 4. the process through which maturing cells take on a more specific form and function
  2. 11. B cells mature in the bone marrow, but T cells migrate to the ___.
  3. 12. immature cells that differentiate into erythrocytes, platelets, and leukocytes are called ____ stem cells.
  4. 13. clotting protein found in plasma
  5. 15. another word for platelets
  6. 16. the main protein in the blood and helps prevent fluid from leaking out of the blood vessels into other tissues
  7. 19. clotting protein found in plasma
  8. 20. include T cells and B cells, formed in red bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen and identify foreign substances and germs in body, producing antibodies that specifically target them
  9. 21. red blood cells
  10. 25. formed in red bone marrow, responsible for histamines that cause the symptoms of allergic reactions
  11. 26. most common type of WBCs
  12. 28. to stop or control bleeding
  13. 30. ___ factor defines presence of absence of Rh antigen on red blood cells
  14. 31. leukocytes that have small granules containing proteins (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils)
  15. 33. large cells in the bone marrow that produce platelets
  16. 34. suffix that means "to make"
  17. 35. any substance that the body regards as being foreign, thus sometimes triggering an adverse reaction
  18. 36. formed in red bone marrow and then migrate to tissues throughout the body, destroying some parasites and play a major role in allergic reactions
  19. 37. pertaining to the blood
  20. 38. Leukocytes, Platelets, and Erythrocytes are made by ____ progenitor cells
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  1. 1. white blood cells, involved in supporting the immune system in defending the body against ineffective organisms and foreign substances
  2. 2. transports oxygen, blood protein pigment of erythrocytes
  3. 3. includes neutrophils and macrophages, cells that play a major role in the immune system's defense against pathogens
  4. 5. red blood cells that have been released from the bone marrow
  5. 6. formed in red bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen and are the largest type of white blood cells, providing immunological defenses against many infectious organisms through phagocytosis
  6. 7. a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating abnormalities, diseases, and disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues
  7. 8. T and B cells are made by ____ progenitor cells
  8. 9. clear, place yellow plasma fluid that remains after the cells and clotting proteins have been removed
  9. 10. Active gamma globulins made by plasma cells that help body attack and kill germs.
  10. 12. formation of blood cells
  11. 14. smallest formed elements of the blood
  12. 17. hormone produced in the kidneys that promotes the production of erythrocytes in bone marrow
  13. 18. Straw-colored fluid that contains nutrients, hormones, and waste products.
  14. 22. blood system (2 words)
  15. 23. red-colored compound that gives blood its color
  16. 24. group of proteins in the blood that play an important role in the immune system
  17. 27. protein in the blood plasma that is an important clotting agent
  18. 29. web-like material formed by fibrinogen that aids in blood clotting and the formation of a scab to help the wound heal
  19. 32. the process of blood clotting
  20. 34. B cells mature and change into ___ cells when they are needed to fight infection