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Blood
Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Primarily water, noncellular; the fluid matrix of the blood | plasma |
| Another name for red blood cells | Erythrocytes |
| Another name for white blood cells | leukocytes |
| most numerous leukocyt, first to arrive at infection | neutrophils |
| increases during allergy attacks | eosinophils |
| Releases histmine during inflammatory reactions | basophils |
| increases in number during prolonged infections | monocytes |
| originates in the bone marrow, may be formed in the lymphoid tissue | lymphocytes |
| A blood platelet | Thrombocytes |
| A chemical that stimulates cells to produce antibodies | Antigen |
| A protein that B cells of the immune system produce | Antibody |
| Another group of antigens presence of any from the group | Ph factor |
| the stoppage of bleeding | hemostasis |
| makes a blood clot by a series of reactions | coagulation |
| release of biochemicals from broken blood vessels or damaged tissue | extrinsic clotting |
| blood contact with foreign surfaces in the absence of tissue damage | intrinsic clotting |
| a type of coagulant | heparin |