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Blood
blood
Term | Definition |
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Erythrocytes | red blood cells (RBC) |
Leukocytes | white blood cells |
Platelets | one of the irregular cell fragments of blood involved in clotting |
Hematopoiesis | formation of blood cells |
Erythropoiesis | the formation of RBC's only takes place in the red bone marrow |
Hemoglobin | the oxygen- transporting pigment of erythrocytes |
Hemocytoblast | stem cells that give rise to all the formed elements |
Neutrophils | function as phagocytes at active sites of infection (Numbers increase during infection) |
Eosinophils | function to kill parasitic worms and play a role in allergy attacks |
Monocytes | important in fighting chronic infection |
Basophils | release histamine at site of inflammation |
Lymphocytes | functions as part of the immune response. *B Lymphocytes- produce antibodies *lymphocytes- fight tumors and viruses |