Blood Cells Review

Erythrocyte

Medical term for red blood cell

hemoglobin

The protein found in red blood cells that binds oxygen

120 days

The average life span of a red blood cell

spleen

Old or damaged red blood cells are primarily removed from circulation by what organ?

Thrombocytes

Medical term for platelets

thrombocytes or platelets

Formed element responsible for normal clotting

leukocyte

Medical term for white blood cells

bone marrow

Where are most formed elements formed?

neutrophil

What is the most numerous leukocyte?

neutrophils and monocytes

Which leukocytes are phagocytic?

eosinophils

Which white blood cell is involved in allergic reactions and with parasitic infestations?

Basophil

Which is the least common white blood cell?

lymphocytes

The white blood cell that produces antibodies

monocytes

The largest of the leukocytes

plasma

The liquid portion of blood

water

The primary component of plasma

Erythropoiesis

process of red blood cell formation

Erythropoietin

The hormone that regulates the production of red blood cells

anemia

A reduced number of erythrocytes

iron

Mineral necessary for hemoglobin formation

Iron defiency anemia

Most common type of anemia

megaloblastic anemia

Anemia caused by impaired DNA synthesis

pernicious anemia

Anemia that results from a vitamin B12 deficiency.

intrinsic factor

The lack of _____________ in the stomach can lead to a vitamin B12 deficiency.

hemolytic anemia

Accelerated destruction of RBCs leading to an anemia and jaundice

autosomal recessive

The mode of inheritance for sickle cell anemia

sickle cell anemia

Anemia that results in abnormal hemoglobin that causes long thin RBCs and can cause mechanical obstruction of blood vessels

polycythemia vera

An increase in red blood cell mass with an increase also in WBCs and platelets

Thalassemia

Inherited disorder in which results in deficient synthesis of 1 or more alpha or beta chains of hemoglobin

vitamin K

The vitamin responsible for the production of many clotting factors

petechiae

The very small flat red spots that indicate bleeding

ecchymosis

Large patches that result from bleeding

thrombocytopenia

Decreased number of platelets

liver

Organ responsible for the production of many clotting factors

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

Autoimmune destruction of platelets that occurs most commonly in children after a viral infection

sex linked

The mode of inheritance of hemophilia

Factor VIII

The clotting factor that is deficient in people with hemophilia A

Von Willebrand Disease

The most common inherited bleeding disorder

factor VIII

In von Willebrand disease there is a lack of von Willebrand factor which allow platelets to stick together and it also carries which clotting factor.

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Life threatening condition that occurs with a destruction of platelets & consumption of clotting factors and cause systemic bleeding & coagulation

deficiency

Meaning of the suffix -penia

neutropenia

Decreased numbers of neutrophils

cancer chemotherapy

Neutropenia is often a complication of what type of medical treatment

idiopathic eosinophilic syndrome

Syndrome of increased eosinophils, and cardiac and nervous system involvement

eosinophilia

Term for increased numbers of eosinophils

eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome

Syndrome of chronic pain and increased numbers of eosinophils

increased numbers of neutrophils

Meaning of neutrophilia

decreased number of lymphocytes

Meaning of lymphocytopenia