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chap 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| thrombus | a blood clot |
| dermatological | a product used to treat a skin condition |
| integumentary system | the body covering skin hair and nails |
| anions | negatively charged particles |
| cations | positively charged particles |
| dissociation | when a compound breaks down and separates into smaller components |
| electrolytes | substances that in solution form ions that conduct an electrical current |
| extracellular fluid | the fluid outside the bodys individual cells found in plasma and tissue |
| interstitial fluid | tissue fluid |
| intracellular fluid | cell fluid |
| ions | electrically charged particles |
| chyme | the semiliquid form of food as it enters the intestinal tract |
| peristalsis | the wavelike motion of the intestines that moves food through them |
| anemia | a decrease in hemoglobin, or red blood cells |
| clotting factors | factors in the blood coagulation process |
| fibrin | the fiber that serves as the structure for clot formation |
| fibrinogen | Factor 1 |
| hematopoientics | drugs used to treat anemia |
| hemostatic drugs | drugs that prevent excessive bleeding |
| endocrine system | a system of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream |