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Blood |
- fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away carbon dioxide and other waste products. |
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6–8% |
Blood makes up ___ of our total body weight. |
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Erythrocytes |
Red Blood Cells |
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Leukocytes |
White Blood Cells |
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Thrombocytes |
Platelets |
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Hematopoiesis |
the formation and development of blood cells |
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biconcave disks |
Shape of RBC |
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Hemoglobin |
(iron protein)is found in the RBC - in carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and carbon dioxide binds to the RBC and is taken to the lungs to be exhaled. |
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RBC |
Most abundant cell in the blood (4 million – 6 million per microliter of blood) |
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WBC |
Lowest numbers in the blood (4,500 – 11,000 per microliter) Formed in the bone marrow and some in lymph glands Primary cells of the immune system |
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Platelets |
Formed in the bone marrow Fragments from the cytoplasm of megakaryocytes Smallest of the blood cells |
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HEMOGLOBIN |
– a protein that contains iron and carries O2 from the lungs to the tissues and CO2 from the tissues to the lungs |
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HEMACTOCRIT |
- measures the volume of red blood cells compared to the total blood volume (RBC and plasma) |
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Blood typing |
is a method to tell what type of blood you have. |
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Type O |
universal donors |
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Type AB |
universal recipients |
