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22 Cards in this Set
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Viscosity
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The resistance to flow and alteration of a shape due to cohesion
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Plasma
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The fluid portion of the blood, which is mostly water
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Formed elements of blood
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The cells and cell parts of blood produced by the bone marrow
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Antigen
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A protein or carbohydrate that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody
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Arteries
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Capillaries
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Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and cells
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Veins
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Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
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Pulmonary circulation
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Circulation of the blood over the air sacs of the lungs
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Systemic circulation
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Circulation of the blood through the other tissues of the body
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Systolic phase
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The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract
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Diastolic phase
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The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax
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Cardiac cycle
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One complete round of systole and diastole
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Aterioles
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The smallest arteries that still have three tunics
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Venules
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Small veins that do not have three tunics but instead only have an endothelium, a basement membrane, and a few smooth muscle cells
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Erythrocytes
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Red blood cells which carry the blood's oxygen
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Leukocytes
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White blood cells which perform various defensive functions of blood
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Platelets
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Cell fragments in blood which help prevent blood loss
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Diapedesis
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Passage of any formed element in blood through the blood vessel and into the tissue spaces
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Chemotaxis
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Attraction of cells to chemical stimuli
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Hemopoeisis
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The process by which the formed elements of blood are made in the body
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Hemostasis
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The process by which the body stops blood loss
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Coagulation factors
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Proteins in blood plasma which help initiate the blood coagulation process
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