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28 Cards in this Set
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Erythrocytes
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red blood cells
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Leukocytes
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white blood cells
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Granulocytes
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cells with dark-staining granules in their cytoplasm.
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3 Types of Granulocytes
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Eosinophils
Basophils Neutrophils |
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Eosinophils
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granules stain dark red
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Basophils
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granules stain blue
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Neutrophils
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Important diease fighting cells
stain blue & red (purple) |
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Agranulocytes
(w/o dark staining granules.) |
are produced by lymph nodes and spleen.
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2 Types of Agranulocytes
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lymphocytes
monocytes |
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Lymphocytes
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fight diease by producing antibodies.
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Momocytes
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one very large necleus
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Thrombocytes
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paltelets; clotting cells
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Anemia
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literllay means no blood
medical language blood reduction: reduction in erythrocytes or hemoglobin in circulataing blood. |
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Aplastic anemia
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Severe type in which the bone marrow fails to produce erythrocytes
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Ischemia
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to Hold back blood from a part of the body.
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Hernia
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a bulging forth, or protrusion, of an organ.
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Rectocele
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the protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina.
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Cystocele
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the protrusion of part of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall.
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Steptococcus
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berry shaped bacterium that grow in twisted chains
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Staphlycocci
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are bacteria (bery-shaped) that grow in small clusters, like grapes.
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Diplococci
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bacertia organized in pairs.
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Pneumococci
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most common cause of pneumonia
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Gono
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seed
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Gonococci
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invade the reproductive organs and cause gonorrhea
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Acromegaly
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Endocrine disorder;
an excessive amount of growth hormone after (the completion of) puberty. |
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Achondroplasia
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an inherited disorder in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size.
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Blepharoptosis
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drooping of the eyelid.
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Laparoscopy
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visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope.
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