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_______blue-black discoloration from hemmorrhage under the skin
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ecchymosis
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What is a blue black discoloration from hemorrhage under the skin?
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Ecchymosis
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What is swelling from blockage of lymph circulation?
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Lymphedema
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What are polkadot hemorrhages?
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Petechiae (Think Petit for little)
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What is caused by hemorrhages into the skin, mucous membranes, or internal organs?
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Purpura
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What is a lack of platelets called?
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Thrombocytopenia
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What destroys pathogens in the lymph from the extremeties before it is returned to the blood?
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Lymph nodes
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What do lymph capillaries do?
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Collect tissue fluid from intercellular spaces
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What do lymph valves do?
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Prevent backflow of lymph in larger lymph vessels
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What do lymph nodules do?
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Destroy pathogens that penetrate mucous membranes
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What does the thoracic duct do?
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Empties lymph from the lower body and upper left quadrant into the left subclavian vein
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What does albumin do?
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Pulls tissue fluid into capillaries to maintain blood volume
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What prevents digestion of B12?
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Intrinsic factor
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What do basophils contain?
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Heparin and histamine
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What is true of a stem cell?
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May become any kind of cell
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Fragments of what becomes platelets
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Megakaryocyte
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