BIOL273 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Bone Marrow, Leukopoiesis, Mast Cell
27 Nov 2016
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Plasma proteins: serve many different functions, including transport of lipids, hormones, vitamins and minerals in the circulatory system and the regulation of a cellular activity and functioning of the immune system. Albumins: plasma protein made in the liver. Plasma: the fluid matrix of the blood. Aka erythrocytes: red blood cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the tissues. Aka leukocyte: white blood cells that defend the body against foreign invaders. Platelet: cell fragments that participate in coagulation. Megakaryocyte: parent cell of platelets, found in the bone marrow. What are the 5 types of mature white blood cells: lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages. Mast cell: a tissue that secretes histamine. Bone marrow: a soft tissue that fills the hollow centers of bones; site of hematopoiesis. Phagocyte: immune cell that ingests material by phagocytosis. Immunocyte: general name given to any of the immune cells. Hematopoiesis: blood cell production in the bone marrow.
