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39 Cards in this Set
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most numberous cell of human blood
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erythrocytes
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at maturity, mammals lack ___ and ___ in their red blood cells
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nuclei and mitochondria
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nucleus disintegrates in RBCs and causes ___
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bioconcavity
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less than normal levels of RBCs or hemoglobin results in
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anemia
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condition where cells and tissues are deprived of adequate amounts of oxygen
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anemia
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the shape of an RBC gives the cell a large amount of ____ relative to its volume
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surface area
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the shape of an RBC allows for more ___
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gas exchange
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most carbon dioxide is carried by RBCs as
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carbonic acid
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the life span of an RBC is
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a few weeks
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are capable of amoeboid movement
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leukocytes
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sqeezing between capillary walls and wandering in tissues
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amoeboid movement
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white blood cells are divided into __ groups which include
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WBCs, granulocytes, agranulocytes
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Granulocytes include these types of cells:
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Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
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Agranulocytes include these types of cells
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Monocytes, Lymphocytes
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Most common of all leukocytes
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neutrophils
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nucleus of this type of cell is 3-5 lobes and dark purple in coloration
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neutrophil
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Cytoplasm of this type of cell is faintly granular and light purple in color
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neutrophil
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these type of cells are particularly active in pagocytosis
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neutrophils
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engulfing of foreign matter
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phagocytosis
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these type of cells make up 2-5% of all leukocytes
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eosinophils
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nucleus of this type of WBC is bilobed and dark purple
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eosinophil
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cytoplasm of this type of WBC stains red
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eosinophil
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this type of WBC fights parasitic worm infections, pagocytosis, and allergic reactions
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eosinophil
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rarest of all WBCs
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basophils
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nucleus of this type of WBC has "s" shape and stains dark purple
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basophil
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cytoplasm granules of this type of WBC stain dark purple making distinction b/w nucleus and cytoplasm difficult
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basophil
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These type of cells participate in allergic reactions by relasing histamines that are contained in the granules
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basophil
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largest of all leukocytes
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monocytes
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3-5% of all leukocytes
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Monocytes
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nucleus of this type of WBC is horseshoe or crescent shaped and dark purple
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monocyte
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this type of WBC transforms into wandering macrophages
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monocyte
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smallest of all leukocytes
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lymphocytes
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20-25% of leukocytes
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lymphocytes
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this type of WBC has a dark purple, usually spherical nucleus surrounded by thin region of light purple staining cytoplasm
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lymphocytes
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this type of WBC plays a role in the immunological "memory" response
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lymphocyte
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these type of cells are often called thrombocytes
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platelets
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not actually cells, but cell fragments
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platelet
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help protect body from excessive blood loss by forming a clot
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platelet
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these "cells" stain yellow
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platelets
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