Largest of proteins. Synthesized in liver. Functions in blood coagulation.
Deoxyhemoglobin
oxygen depleted blood
Coagulation
Prothrombin is converted to thrombin. Thrombin breaks fibrinogen into fibrin stands. Fibrin forms mesh. Platelets and erythrocytes caught in mesh form clot.
ABO bloodgroups
a system of grouping blood based on the presence or absence of two antigens
Gamma Globulins
Produced in lymphatic tissues. Type of antibody.
Erythrocyte
Live for 120 days. Damaged cells are destroyed in the liver by macrophage.
carbaminohemoglobin
CO2 rich blood
Hemostasis
The stoppage of bleeding in a damaged blood vessel
Bilirubin
orange pigment resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin. Jaundice is an excess of this in the blood stream.
Albumin
Small plama proteins that are the primary components of osmotic pressure in the bloodstream
