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force that draws water into a solution
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osmotic pressure
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plasma minus fibrinogen
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serum
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WBC that has histamine in their granules that attract other WBC to the inflamed site
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basophils
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the enzyme that could digest the fibrin strands
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plasmin
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what is produced by platelets that stimulates the contraction of blood vessels of injured tissue
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serotonin
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proteins in the plasma that exerts osmotic pressure to maintain water balance between blood and tissues
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albumin
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t/f; the pH of blood is slightly alkaline
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true
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our "body's bacterial slayer"
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neutrophils
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cells responsible for immune surveillance sometimes known as large granculocytes important in preventing cancer
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natural killer cells
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the "red blood cell graveyard"
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spleen
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enzymes that convert fibrinogen into a relatively insoluble protein called fibrin
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plasmin
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AB blood type lacks what
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antibodies
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blood cell formation and differentiation
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hemopoiesis
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a person's blood type is determined by what?
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presence or absence of antigens in the RBC cell membrane
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list the steps involved in the process of hemostasis
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vascular spasm, platelet adhesion, platelet aggregation, coagulation
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cells that secrete substances that attract and stimulate neutrophils, monocytes, and other phagocytic cells. Also secrete substances that lure fibroblasts into the region.
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active MACROphages
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2 functions of the blood
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restricting fluid loss and transport of nutrients
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the formed elements of the blood
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RBCs, WBCs, platelets
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a person with a low blood volume is said to be
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hypovolemic
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plasma proteins necessary for blood clotting
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fibrinogen
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RBCs form stacks called
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rooleaux
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RBCs lack
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mitochondria
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T/F: red cells are uninucleated
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false
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a condition in which there is an inadequate number of WBCs
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leukopenia
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