Anatomy & Physiology: Blood Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• 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