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The liquid portion of blood is known as |
Plasma |
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What percentage of the blood is made up of formed elements? |
45% |
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White blood cells are called |
Leukocytes |
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Blood cells are produced in the |
Bone marrow |
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Which organ is responsible for filtering the blood, destroying old red blood cells, producing red blood cells before birth, and storing blood? |
Spleen |
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Which essential trace element is necessary for hemoglobin to transport oxygen on red blood cells? |
Iron |
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Which type of white blood cell fights against bacterial infections and stains a neutral pink? |
Neutrophil |
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Largest white blood cell |
Monocyte |
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The changing of a liquid to a solid is |
Coagulation |
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The soldier-like cell that protects the body and inactivates antigens and that provides immunity against specific organisms is an |
Antibody |
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What do we call a virus, microorganism, or other substance that causes disease? |
Pathogen |
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Phag/o which is the combining form at the root of phagocytosis, means |
Eat/swallow |
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Combining form of white |
Leuk/o |
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Combining form of color |
Chrom/o |
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Combining form of formation and growth |
Plas/o |
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Combining form path/o refers to |
Disease |
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Combining form of blood clots |
Thromb/o |
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Prefix meaning self or same |
Auto- |
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Prefix poly- means |
Many |
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Large, mature monocyte active in phagocytosis |
Macrophage |
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Blood is classified as a --- tissue |
Connective tissue |
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A red blood cell is known as an |
Erythrocyte |
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Condition of being susceptible to a disease. (Cigarette example) |
Predisposition |
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CBC is... |
Complete blood count |
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Blood donated for future use by the same person is known as... |
Autologous blood |
