Blood Quiz 1

take up residence in lymphatic tissues; involved in immune response

• lymphocytes

• monocytes

• neutrophils

• platelets

granule-containing WBC's; include neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

• agranulocytes

• erythrocytes

• granulocytes

• leukocytes

thin, whitish layer between the erythrocytes and plasma which occurs after blood is centrifuged

• albumin

• hematocrit

• buffy coat

• platelets

percentage of RBC in whole blood; "blood fraction"

• hematocrit

• histamine

• albumin

• erythrocytes

inflammatory chemical that makes blood vessels leaky and attract other WBC's to the inflammatory site

• positive chemotaxis

• hematocrit

• histamne

• albumin

ability of WBC to slip into and out of blood vessels

• positive chemotaxis

• diapedesis

• ameboid motion

• hematocrit

iron-bearing proein which transports oxygen in blood

• albumin

• histamine

• hematocrit

• hemoglobin

plasma protein which acts as a carrier to shuttle certain molecules through circulation

• albumin

• hematocrit

• histamine

• hemoglobin

abnormally low WBC count

• leukemia

• leukopenia

• leukocytosis

• diapedesis

a decrease in oxygen-carrying ability of the blood

• leukemia

• leukopenia

• anemia

• polycythemia