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Plasma |
Liquid portion of blood |
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Percentage of blood made up of formed elements |
45% |
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Leukocytes |
White blood cells |
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Where are blood cells produced? |
In bone marrow |
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Spleen |
Filters blood, destroys old red blood cells, produces red blood cells before birth, and stores blood |
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Iron |
Essential trace element necessary for hemoglobin to transport oxygen on red blood cells |
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Neutrophil |
White blood cell that fights against bacterial infections and stains a neutral pink |
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Monocyte |
Largest white blood cell |
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Coagulation |
Changing of liquid to solid (clotting) |
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Antibody |
Soldier like cell Protects body and inactivates antigens and provides immunity against specific organisms |
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Pathogen |
Virus, microorganism or other substance that causes disease |
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Phag/o |
Eat/swallow |
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Leak/o |
Has to do with white |
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Chrom/o |
Color |
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Plas/o |
Formation/ growth |
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Path/o |
Disease |
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Thromb/o |
Blood clots |
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Auto- |
Self or same |
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Poly- |
Many/ much |
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Macrophage |
Large monocyte active in phagocytosis |
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Blood is classified as a? |
Circulating tissue |
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Erythrocytes |
Red blood cells |
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Predisposition |
Ex: Patient smokes 6 packs a day, behavior is a "predisposition" to cancer |
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CBC |
Complete blood count |
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Autologous blood |
Blood that is donated for future use by same patient |
