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explain idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpurathrombocytopenic means the blood doesnt comprise adequate platelets purpura means a person has excessive
explain the aplastic anaemiabone marrow aplasia means lack of functioning of bone marrow this can occur due to excessive x-ray or radiation treatment
define haemorrhagic or blood loss anaemia the body replaces plasma within 1-3 days after a haemorrhage but this leaves a low concentration of red
define erythroblastosis fetalisbesides the risk of a mismatch reaction during a second or during any subsequent blood transfusion giving
explain rh incompatibilityrh compatibility sometimes leads to complications which are generally not seen with other types of mismatched transfusions
explain rh blood grouping systemsome individuals also have a so called rh antigen on the surface of their rbcs those who have it are called rh and
define the blood groups we start our discussion by answering the question - do all of us have the same blood group no each individual has a different
age related differences in erythropoiesis1 during intrauterine life in the early embryo erythropoiesis occurs in the mesoderm the middle of the three
explain the erythropoiesiserythropoiesis derived from the word erythros meaning red and polesis meaning making is a part of a broader process
define the functions of plateletsthe main function of platelets or thrombocytes is to stop the loss of blood from wounds ie haemostasis let us learn
define plateletsblood platelets the third blood cells are the smallest formed by the pinching of a very large bone marrow cell called megakaryocyte
define white blood cells wbcswbcs are also called leukocytes as they are colourless they are the army of the human body whenever a germ or infection
explain transport - functions of plasma proteinshormones and several other small molecules travelling in the plasma would themselves get filtered in
explain antibodies and clotting - functions of plasma proteinsantibodies plasma proteins belonging to the class of y-globulins act as antibodies
explain protein reserve - functions of plasma proteinsplasma proteins provide a reserve which can be drawn upon for vital functions in the situations
explain viscosity - functions of plasma proteinsplasma proteins account for about half of the viscosity of blood the other half being due to the
explains osmotic pressure ndash functions of plasma proteinsplasma proteins exert an osmotic pressure of 25 mm hg which helps in maintaining plasma
explain the history and milestones of the concept of bloodin this section we will discuss about the historical development of the concept of blood
define the term blood ldquothe ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions blood a body fluid has been correctly termed as an
explain differentiated cells in an organismthese are the post-mitotic cells which have undergone specialization andor exhibit the division of labor
explain undifferentiated cells in an organismthese cells are capable of undergoing division and development for example the stem cells animals and
define benefits and constraints of multicellular organismssome of the benefits and constraints of multicellular organisms are as follows1 there is a
explain the functions of multicellular organismmulticellular organisms are specialized quite similar to a team that does a lot of work efficiently as
explain the functions of unicellular organismyou might wonder what functions a single-celled organism is capable of performing surprisingly a
define unicellular organisms and multicellular organismsyou may be aware that some organisms are made up of only one cell while others have more than