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55% of whole blood
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plasma
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less than 1% OF WHOLE BLOOD
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leukocytes and platelets
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45% of blood
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erythrocytes/ hematocrit
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deliver oxygen; transport hormones and waste
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distributive functions
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maintain body temp; pH; fluid volume
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regulatory fxn of blood
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prevents blood loss and infection
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protection function of blood
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plasma proteins made by ...
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liver
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acts as carrier to shuttle molecules; blood buffer; osmotic pressure
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albumin
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formed element with no nuclei or organelle
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erythrocyte
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location of hematopoeisis
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red bone marrow
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what is the organ that causes erythrocyte formation
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KIDNEY
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what is essential for hemoglobin synthesis
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iron
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yellow pigment released to blood and binds to albumin for transport
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bilirubin
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abnormal excess of erythrocytes that increases blood viscosity
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polycythemia
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formed elements that are complete cells with nuclei and organelles
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leukocytes WBC
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wbc can slip out of capillary blood vessels
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diapedesis
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when wbc out of blood stream, they move thru tissue spaces thru....
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amoeboid motion
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larger and short lived than erythrocytes; lobed nuclei
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granuclocytes
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most numerous WBC; twice the size of erythrocytes; lysosomes; polymorphonuclear; phagocytes
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NEUTROPHILS
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red nucleus; agains parasitic worms;
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EOSINOPHILS
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rarest; contain histamine
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basophil
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ithout granules
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lymphocytes; monocytes
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make t cells to fight virus and tumor cells; make b lymphocytes to produce antibodies
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lymphocytes
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highly mobile macrophages; defend against virus; bacteria;
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monocytes
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platelet formation is regulated by hormone
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thrombopoietin
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steps in hemostasis
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vascular spasm
platelet plug forms coagulation |
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vasoconstriction of blood vessel
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vascular spasm
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slowest step in coagulation
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formation of prothrombin activator
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