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20 Cards in this Set
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blood
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transports everything
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plasma
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formed elements are suspended in
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buffy coat
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contains the white blood cells
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RBC
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carry oxygen to body
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hemoglobin
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protein also transports oxygen
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anemia
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decrease in oxygen carrying ability of cells
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polycythemia
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abnormal increase in RBC
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WBC
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crucial in body defense against disease
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leukopenia
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abnormally to low of WBC
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neutrophils
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at sites of acute infection
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eosinophils
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increase rapidly during allergies and infections by parasitic worms
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basophils
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rarest of WBC
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monocytes
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important in fighting chronic infections
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platelets
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important during clotting
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hematopoiesis
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blood cell formation
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hemostasis
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stoppage of blood flow
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hemocytoblast
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stem cell in bone marrow
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lymphocytes
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important in immune response
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formed elements
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cells in the blood
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albumin
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acts to keep water in blood stream
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