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12 Cards in this Set
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Plasma |
Liquid medium for carrying various substances in the blood NUTRIENTS |
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Red Blood Cells |
RBCs ~ Erythrocytes Carry oxygen Produced in Bone Marrow Lack internal organelles Lack Nucleus |
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Hemoglobin |
Protein in RBCs that carry oxygen What gives blood it's red color |
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Platelets |
Pieces of cells in bone marrow Used for clotting blood |
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Universal Donor |
Type O |
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Universal Recipient |
Type AB |
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3 Major Types of Plasma |
- Albumins - Globulins - Fibrinogen |
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Albumin |
Made in Liver Regulates pH |
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Fibrinogen |
Blood Clotting |
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Globulins |
3 Types -Alpha, Beta & Gamma Alpha & Beta - transport substances in blood Gamma - Antibodies - Fight disease causing pathogens |
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White Blood Cells |
WBCs ~ Leukocytes Larger than RBCs, have nucleus, lack Hemoglobin, translucent |
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Types of WBCs |
GRANULAR - Neutrophils.....phagocytize pathogens and cellular debris - Eosinophils .....Digest large pathogens - Basophils.........Promote blood flow to injured tissues and the inflammatory response AGRANULAR -Lymphocytes....Responsible for specific immunity -Monocytes.......Become macrophages that phagocytize pathogens & cellular debris |
