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Blood Vocabulary
Anatomy & Physiology
Agglutination
• Agglutination is the process where foreign
cells are clumped by the antibody-antigen
process.
Agglutinogen
• a substance (antigen) that stimulates the
animal body to form agglutinating antibody
Albumin
• The most abundant blood protein.
Important for maintaining osmotic pressure
to keep water in the blood.
Basophil
• Basophils are the white blood cells that
contain blue granules when stained with
basic dye. The basophils aid in the
inflammatory process during infection and
tissue damage. Granules contain histime.
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Coagulation
• Coagulation is the process where blood
clots. (RBC’s and blood proteins, such as
fibrinogen, bind together).
Eosinophil
• Eosinophils are granular WBC’s that stain
with the dye eosin. Cytotoxic response to
parasitic worms. Involved in allergic
reactions.
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Erythropoietin
• Erythropoietin is a protein produced by the
kidney that that controls RBC formation in
a negative feedback system.
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Fibrinogen
• A blood protein that produces fibers during
blood clotting. The fibers aid in the clot
forming process.
Globulin
• Spherical blood proteins that carry fat
soluble vitamins; includes the antibodies
(immunoglobulins).
Leukocyte
• A leukocyte is a white blood cell; important
in defending the body from foreign
invaders.
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Lymophocyte
• Lymphocytes are agranular WBC’s that
are involved in antibody production and
body defense from foreign invaders.
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Monocyte
• An agranular WBC that becomes a
macrophage when it leaves the blood and
enters the tissues.Macrophages engulf
bacteria, viruses, dead cell etc.
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Neutrophil
• The most common WBC, destroys
bacteria and removes the parts by
phagocytosis.
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Plasma
• The liquid portion of the blood that
contains proteins and other dissolved
material.
Platelet
• Platelets are fragments of larger cells
(Megakaryocytes).
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RBCs and Platelets