Anatomy
Has a nucleus
What is a white blood cell?
The function of erythrocytes
What is transports oxygen and nutrients?
The virus that causes mononucleosis
What is the Epstein-Barr virus?
The committed cell that eventually becomes a lymphocyte.
What is a lymphoblast?
Contributes to a large surface area on a red blood cell
What is biconcave shape?
The function of leukocytes
What is protects the body from injury/infection/illness?
Pernicious anemia occurs when there is a lack of a certain vitamin.
What is Vitamin B12?
The stem cell that produces everything except for lymphocytes?
What is a myeloid stem cell?
About 35% of the volume of a red blood cell
What is hemoglobin?
The function of thrombocytes
What is clotting?
Anemia that causes a deformed red blood cell that cannot easily fit into capillaries.
What is sickle cell anemia?
The stage of erythropoiesis that anucleate and occurs before an erythrocyte is made
What is a reticulocyte?
Makes red blood cells flexible and able to pass through narrow passages
What is spectrin?
The function of bone marrow.
What is the creation of new red blood cells?
Cells that are created to swallow germs and aid in the inflammation process by transforming into macrophages.
What is a monocyte?
Has multiple extensions on its surface
What is a megakaryocyte?
The function of the spleen when hemoglobin is recycled.
What is store iron?
blast cells become the target of cancer
What is acute leukemia?
To trigger an immune response in response to allergies, this cell will be mass produced and released.
What are basophils?