Blood Vocabulary Quiz: Retakes

Definition: formation of blood cells

• hemophilia

• hematopoiesis

• thrombopoietin

• megakaryocyte

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Definition: transports oxygen to body tissues and carbon dioxide to the lungs for removal; anucleate; contain hemoglobin proteins

• platelets (thrombocytes)

• muscle cells (myocytes)

• red blood cells (RBCs, erythrocytes)

• plasma proteins

Definition: A type of white blood cell that engulfs (eats) invading microbes and contributes to the body's nonspecific defenses against disease

• eosinophil

• neutrophil

• lymphocyte

• monocyte

Kills parasites and associated with allergic reactions.

• eosinophil

• basophil

• monocyte

• neutrophil

Extracellular matrix or liquid part of blood; composed primarily of water and transports nutrients, salts, and the formed elements.

• serum

• platelets

• plasma

• hemoglobin

Final stage of clot development (after platelet plug forms).

• Fibrinogen

• Blood Types

• Plasmin

• Fibrin Clot

The non-fluid parts of blood; red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets

• formed elements

• hemoglobin

• glycoproteins

• plasma

Act as the body's defense system; removes dead or infected cells; seek out and destroy foreign bacteria

• neurons (nerve cells)

• red blood cells (rbcs, erythrocytes)

• white blood cells (WBCs, leukocytes)

• adipocytes (fat cells)

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Iron-containing protein in erythrocytes that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

• hemophilia

• plasma

• hematocrit

• hemoglobin

A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume.

• thrombocytopenia

• hemoglobin

• anemia

• hemophilia