Fill in the Blank (Final study guide)
White thrombus
A platelet plug formed during homeostasis is also called a ________
Leukocytosis
An abnormal elevation of WBCs above the normal count of 11,000 cells/mm^3 is called ___
Polycythemia
An abnormal increase in red blood cells is called _______
Thrombocytopenia
An insufficiency of circulating platelets is called ______
Malaria
Sickle-cell trait is apparently an adaptation for the prevention of _______
Physiological jaundice
The condition in which fetal RBCs are destroyed faster than the infant liver can rid the body of the breakdown products of hemoglobin is called _______
Hemoglobin
The iron-containing protein found in RBCs that transports the majority of oxygen carried in the blood is ________
Hematoporesis
The process of blood cell formation within the red marrow of bones called ______
Hemophilia
Hereditary bleeding disorders that result from lack of clotting factors are referred to as _______
Universal recipients
Persons who can receive blood transfusions from blood groups A, B, AB, and O called ______