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17 Cards in this Set
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What is the majority of whole blood
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Plasma
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What does dark red blood indicate
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Oxygen poor blood
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What is the fluid portion of the blood
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Plasma
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What is the average normal pH range of blood
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7.35 to 7.45
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In a centrifuged sample of blood what makes up the buffy coat
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White blood cells and platelets
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Transport proteins that bind to lipids metal ions and fat soluble vitamins
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Alpha and beta globins
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Antibodies released by plasma cells during immune response
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Gamma globins
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Necessary for coagulation
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fibrinogen
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Main contributor to osmotic pressure
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Albumen
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What is the name of the protein found in a retail sites that allows for respiratory gas transport
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Hemoglobin
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What triggers erythropoietin (EPO) production to make new red blood cells
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Reduced availability of oxygen
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How many oxygen molecules can be transported by one hemoglobin molecule
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4
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When oxygen is bound to hemoglobin what bright red molecule is formed
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Oxyhemoglobin
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Specifically what is the production of red blood cells called
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Erythropoiesis
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What is a young anucleate erythrocyte called?
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reticulocyte
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What part of the body does erythropoietin target to increase erythropoiesis
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Bone marrow
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What part of the hemoglobin molecule is recycled to form bile
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A portion of the Heme group
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