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Autocrine System
Signaling cells to send signals out to the same kinds of cells around it, and the signaling cell is affected. Imagine a dude with the "Change my mind" poster, and he changes his own mind after talking to like minded people. TERM 2
Paracrine System
DEFINITION 2 Signaling cells to send signals out to different cells around it, but the signalling cell is not affected .Imagine a dude with the "Change my mind" poster, and he changes other people's minds, but his own mind is unaffected TERM 3
Average Blood Volume
DEFINITION 3 For men - Typically 5-6 litersFor women - Typically 4-5 liters TERM 4
Blood viscosity
DEFINITION 4 A measurement of how thick/sticky the blood is. Usually 3- cP TERM 5
Diapedesis
DEFINITION 5 The passage of blood cells through the intact walls of the capillaries, typically accompanying inflammation.
Glycogenolysis
Glycogenolysis is the breakdown of glycogen to glucose-1- phosphate and glycogen (n-1). Glycogen branches are catabolized by the sequential removal of glucose monomers via phosphorolysis, by the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase. TERM 7
Hematocrit
DEFINITION 7 The hematocrit (Ht or HCT), also known by several other names, is the volume percentage (vol%) of red blood cells in blood. TERM 8
Hemocytoblast
DEFINITION 8 A stem cell for blood-cellular elements. TERM 9
Hemolyctic disease of the newborn
DEFINITION 9 Hemolytic disease of the newborn, also known as hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, HDN, HDFN, or erythroblastosis fetalis, is an alloimmune condition that develops in a peripartum fetus, when the IgG molecules produced by the mother pass through the placenta. TERM 10
Hemophilia
DEFINITION 10 Haemophilia, also spelt as hemophilia, is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding.
Leukemia
Leukemia, also spelled leukaemia, is a group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells. TERM 17
Leukocytosis
DEFINITION 17 Leukocytosis is white cells above the normal range in the blood. It is frequently a sign of an inflammatory response, most commonly the result of infection, but may also occur following certain parasitic infections or bone tumors as well as leukemia. TERM 18
Polycythemia
DEFINITION 18 Polycythemia is a disease state in which the hematocrit (the volume percentage of red blood cells in the blood) is elevated. TERM 19
Thrombocytopenia
DEFINITION 19 Thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of thrombocytes, also known as platelets, in the blood.A normal human platelet count ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.
