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PHGY 209 - BLOOD EXAMLATEST UPDATE
neutrophil - Answer most abundant type; phagocytic; enter tissues during inflammation
eosinophil - Answer found in blood and mucosal surface linings; can kill parasites by
releasing toxic chemicals or in some cases phagocytosis
monocyte - Answer phagocytes circulating in blood than can enter tissues or organs
and develop into macrophages
macrophage - Answer large phagocytes that can engulf viruses and bacteria; found in
epithelia in contact with the external environment
basophil - Answer cells that secrete heparin at infection sites; also make histamine
lymphocyte - Answer play important roles in protecting against specific pathogens;
some secrete antibodies into the blood
iron in the plasma is delivered to the bone marrow by the molecule - Answer transferrin
platelets - Answer colorless, nonnucleated cell fragments that play a major role in blood
clotting
any condition characterized by an abnormally low erythrocyte count and/or hemoglobin
concentration - Answer anemia
polycythemia - Answer the condition of having more erythrocytes than normal in the
blood
leukocytes - Answer blood cells which are involved in immune defense
erythropoietin - Answer a hematopoietic growth factor used to treat people who are
anemic due to kidney disease
six main types of leukocytes - Answer basophil, lymphocyte, macrophage, monocyte,
eosinophil, neutrophil
platelets - Answer cellular components of the blood that are non-nucleated cellular
fragments
anemia is characterized by - Answer a decrease in the number of erythrocytes; a
decreased concentration of hemoglobin in each erythrocyte
by adulthood, the production of blood cells is restricted to the bone marrow of the bones
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