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14 Cards in this Set
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Erythrocyte
Red Blood Cell |
Job: Carry oxygen from the lungs through the blood to all body cells
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Hemoglobin
(contained in erythrocyte) |
Important iron-containing protein that carries oxygen to body cells
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Leukocyte
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White blood cell
Granulocyte and Agranulocyte |
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Granulocyte
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Type of leukocyte also known as Polymorphonuclear leukocyte
-cells that have granules -3 types Eosinophil Basophil Neutrophil |
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Agranulocyte
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Type of leukocyte also known as mononuclear leukocyte
-2 types Lymphocyte Monocyte |
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Eosinophil
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Job: Active and elevated in an allergic and/or asthmatic condition
-stains red -3% |
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Basophil
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Job: Elevated during inflammation, arthritis, and/or during the healing process
-1% |
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Neutrophil
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Also known as phagocytes
Job: Important disease fighting cells that engulf and digest foreign bodies - stain purple -60% |
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Lymphocyte
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Job: Fight disease by producing antibodies and attaching to the foreign cell
-32% -2 types T-cells B-cells |
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Monocyte
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Job: Engulfs and destroys cellular debris like a broom
-Leave bloodstream, enter tissue, become macrophages (eating), and debris is expelled through the lungs and liver -4% |
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Thrombocyte
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platelet - tiny cell fragment
Job: clotting |
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Leukocyte
Granulocyte Agranulocyte EBN LM |
Eat big nuts, little man
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catabolism
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oxygen and nutrients are burned to produce energy for your cells
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origin of blood cells
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Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow. Agranulocytes continue to grow in the lymph nodes and spleen
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