CELLS
The process of making formed blood
What is hemapoesis?
Blood that has had all the oxygen removed from it
What is deoxygenated?
Clear fluid found in the lymphatic vessels
A leukocyte that reacts to an allergen by releasing histamines, heparin, and stimulates prostaglandins
What are basophils?
A monocyte that has moved into the tissues and grown in size; practices phagocytosis
What is a macrophage?
The measurement of pressure within an artery during ventricular contraction and relaxation
What is systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
A type of cell that provides immune functions (broad term)
This protein structure is found on erythrocytes and carries oxygen to the body
What is hemoglobin?
A clump of lymphatic tissue found without a connective tissue capsule
What is a lymph nodule
Proteins released from a virus infected cell that triggers other cells to strengthen their cell membranes and be ready to resist invasion
What are interferons?
A type of leukocyte that responds during allergies to calm inflammation
What are eosinophils?
A type of blood that has type B antibodies and Rh antigens.
What is blood type A positive?
What are erythrocytes?
What are capillaries?
A set of 30 proteins that activate to become anti-bacterial. Part of innate immunity. Lyses a bacteria and calls for phagocytes to come help
What are compliments?
M.A.L.T.
What is lymphatic tissue found mingled with our mucous membranes?
A lymphocyte that is part of acquired immunity and produces antibodies
What are B-lymphocytes?
Tiny vessels wrapped around air sacks in our lungs picking up oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
What are capillaries?
Cell fragments in the blood that prevent blood loss
What are platelets?
This node is considered the pacemaker of the heart and generates approximately 60-100 beats per minute.
What is the sinoatrial node?
Special lymph capillaries that pick up fat from your small intestines.
What are lacteals?
Lymphatic nodules found at the appendix that keep large intestine bacteria from invading the small intestines. Can also be found throughout the outside of intestines.
What are Peyer's patches?
You are exposed to a pathogen and your body fights it off. This cell will live a very long time so that the next time you are exposed, you will have immunity.
What are memory cells?
Oxygenated blood leaving the lungs travel back to the heart in these vessels
What are pulmonary veins?
2 types of leukocytes that use phagocytosis to fight infection
What are monocytes and neutrophils?
A valve found between the right atria and right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
Millions of these 2 types of cells inhabit lymphatic tissue, ready to fight off infection at any moment
What are lymphocytes and macrophages?
A group of glycoproteins that identify a cells as part of your body
What is MHC?
A lymphocyte that punctures and lyses foreign cells
What are cytotoxic T cells?
A valve that keeps blood from back flowing into the left ventricle when leaving the heart through the aorta
What is the aortic semi-lunar valve?