Blood Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
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 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 |
Basophils | release histamine sites of inflammation |
Lymphocytes | functions as part of the immune response; B produces antibodies and T fight tumors and viruses |
Monocytes | important in fighting chronic infection |
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