Anatomy & Physiology: Blood Crossword Puzzle
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- buffy-coat : layer between plasma and erythrocytes in anticoagulated blood
- albumin : most abundant protein in blood serum
- osmolarity : concentration of all particles in osm/l solution
- molarity : concentration of a substance in mol/l solution
- molality : concentration of a substance in mol/kg solution
- osmolality : concentration of a substance in osm/kg solution
- edema : excess accumulation of fluids in body vessels can be caused by lack of albumin
- colloid-osmotic : pressure exerted by proteins in the blood vessels bc. they are too large to pass the capillary wall and therefore create an osmotic gradient of water into the vessel
- makrophages : degrade erythrocytes (plural)
- hematocrit : proportion of blood occupied by red blood cells (erythrocytes)
- porphyrin : organic compound characterized by a tetrapyrrole ring, important compound in formation of heme
- pulse-oxymetry : using infrared light to measure oxygen saturation of blood
- pernicious : type of anemia due to lack of vitamin b12 or folic acid ("..." anemia)
- ferritin : protein for iron storage
- globulines : thalassemia and sickle cell anemia are due to mutation in the genes that code for these proteins (plural)
- erythropoietin : plasmaglycoprotein, produced mainly in kidney, that regulates erythropoiesis and hb synthesis