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average amount of blood
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4-6 L
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pH of blood
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7.35-7.45
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plasma
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liquid part of blood
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erythrocytes
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red blood cells
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bi- concave
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shape of red blood cells
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hemophilia
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disorder where clotting factors are deficient or abnormal
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anemia
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disorder in deficiency of RBC or hemoglobin
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polyceythemia
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disorder of excessive number of RBC
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Leukocytes
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white blood cells which defend the body/fight infection
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Platelets/Thrombocytes
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play an essential role in blood clotting
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thrombosis
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clot forms and stays in location of where forms
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Hemopoiesis
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the formation of new blood cells
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Where hemopoiesis occurs in an adult?
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red bone marrow (some clavicles, vertebrae)
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Average life span of a red blood cell
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4 months
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How many RBC's produced each minute?
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over 1 million
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blood types are identified by the
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antigen
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blood types have specific antigen and opposite ____________
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antibody
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person with A blood has ____ antigen & _____ antibodies.
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A antigen; anti-B antibodies
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person with B blood has ___ antigen & ____ antibodies
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B antigen; anti-A antibodies
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person with AB blood has ____ antigen & ____ antibodies
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A and B antigens ; no antibodies
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Universal donor
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O blood
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Universal recipient
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AB Blood
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