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31 Cards in this Set
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ERYTHROCYTES
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(Red cells) are small red disk shaped cells.
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LEUKOCYTES
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(White Cells) help the body fight bacteria and infection
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THROMBOCYTES
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(Platelets) aid the formation of blood CLOTS by releasing various protein substances.
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ARTERIES
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Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
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CAPILLARIES
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Distribute the nutrients and oxygen to the body's tissues and remove deoxygenated blood and waste.
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Venules
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(Very small veins) merge into Veins whick carry blood back to the heart.
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PERINICIOUS ANEMIA
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Is a Vitamin B12 deficiency resulting in a erduction in number of erythrocytes (red blood cells)
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APLASTIC ANEMIA
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Is a failure of bone marrow to produce the enought red blood cells
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SEPTICAEMIA
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Bacterial toxins in blood
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CARDIO-
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Heart
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CYTE-
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Cell
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HAEM-
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Blood
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THROMB-
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Clot, Lump
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ETHRO-
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Red
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LEUKO-
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White
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SEP, SEPTIV-
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Toxicity due to micro-organism
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VAS-
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Vessel/duct
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HYPER-
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Excessive
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HYPO-
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Deficient/ below
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-PENIA
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DEFICIENCY
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-EMIA
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Condition of blood
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ECHOCARDIOGRAM
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SOUND WAVE IMAGE OF THE HEART
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THROMBOCYTE
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CLOT FORMING CELL
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HAEMATOMA
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A TUMOR OR SWELLING FILLED W/BLOOD
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THROMBOCYTOPENIA
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DEFICIENCY OF THROMBOCYTES IN THE BLOOD
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EHTROCYTE
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RED BLOOD CELLS
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LEUKOCYTE
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WHITE BLOOD CELLS
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CEREBROVASCULAR
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BLOOD VESSELS OF THE CEREBRUM OF THE BRAIN
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HYPERGLYCAEMIA
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EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD
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NEUTROPENIA
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LOW LEVELS OF NEUTROPHILIC LEUKOCYTES
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ANAEMIA
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ABNORMALLY LOW LEVELS OF RED BLOOD CELLS
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