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3 formed elements in blood
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RBC , WBC , platelets
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2 components of plasma
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water, proteins
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where all blood cells originate
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bone marrow
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producing platelets and RBC
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myeloid cells
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producing plasma or lymphocyte characteristics
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lymphoid cells
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multi nucleic cell fragment
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platelets
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no nucleus and carry oxygen
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RBC
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of the formed elements of the blood, the highest number for cubic mm
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RBC
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a blood hormone that raises the hematocrit
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erythropoietin
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leukemia is blood cancer that produces
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many nonfunctioning
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most common blood group
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O
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a person w/blood type B has
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antibodies to blood group a
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blood cell formation takes place in
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bone marrow
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cells in the blood that form clots
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platelets
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stoppage of blood flow
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hemostasis
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a deficiency of platelets
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thrombocytopenia
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what is not typical of white blood cells
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being the most numerous cells in the blood
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clotting involves all of these things except
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RH factor
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plasma normally takes up what percent of
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55%
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normal life span for a red blood cell
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100-120 days
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the formation of the blood
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hematopoiesis
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