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