Words
Buffy coat
Leukocytes and thrombocytes
Production of WBCs
Leukopoiesis
Thrombopoiesis
Production of platelets
Hematopoiesis
Continual formation of all blood cells
Red pigment that contains iron
Heme
Production of RBCs
Erythropoiesis
Hematocrit
Percent of blood volume that is RBCs
Protein that binds to heme
Globin
Sticky fluid that makes up about half of your blood
Blood plasma
Formed Elements
Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, Platelets
The hormone that stimulates the formation of RBCs
Erythropoietin
What word describes oxygen deprivation in the tissues
Hypoxia
Reticulocyte count
Indicates rate of RBC formation
When blood has abnormally low O2 -carrying capacity that is too low to support normal metabolism, this leads to
Anemia
Hemoglobin
Heme+globin. Binds reversibly with oxygen