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Circulatory system
The system that carries respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes throughout the body.
Leukocytes
White blood cells that play a crucial role in the immune response.
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells that contain hemoglobin and carry oxygen from the lungs to the body.
Hematocrit
The percentage of blood volume that consists of red blood cells.
Plasma
The fluid portion of blood that contains water, ions, nutrients, hormones, and proteins.
Albumin
A plasma protein that helps maintain osmotic pressure and is produced by the liver.
Erythropoietin
A hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in response to cellular oxygen deficiency.
Diapedesis
The process by which leukocytes squeeze through pores in capillary walls to reach sites of infection.
Anemia
A condition where erythrocyte levels or hemoglobin concentrations are low.
Thrombocytes
Platelets that play a key role in blood clotting.
Hematopoiesis
The process of blood cell formation that originates from stem cells in the bone marrow.
Capillaries
The smallest blood vessels where exchange of molecules between blood and tissues occurs.
Sickle cell disease
An inherited blood disorder where red blood cells become crescent-shaped and struggle to pass through blood vessels.
Leukemia
A form of cancer that affects blood cells, starting in the bone marrow.
Blood vessels
Structures composed of three layers (tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa) that transport blood throughout the body.
Hemoglobin
A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues.
Serum
The fluid that remains after blood has clotted and the clot has been removed.
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