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Viscosity |
The resistance to flow and alteration of shape due to cohesion |
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Plasma |
The fluid portion of the blood, which is mostly water |
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Formed elements of blood |
The cells and cell parts of the blood produced by the bone marrow. ie. red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
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Erythrocytes |
Red blood cells which carries oxygen in blood |
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Leukocytes |
White blood cells that perform various defensive functions in the blood |
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Platelets |
Cell fragments in blood that help prevent blood loss |
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Diapedesis |
Passage of white blood cells through the blood vessel and into the tissue spaces |
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Chemotaxis |
Attraction of white blood cells to chemical stimuli |
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Hemopoiesis |
The process by which the formed elements of blood are made in the body |
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Hemostasis |
The process by which the body stops blood loss |
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Coagulation factors |
Proteins in blood plasma which helped initiate the blood clotting process |
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Antigen |
A protein or carbohydrate that, when introduced in the body, triggers the production of an antibody |
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Arteries |
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
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Capillaries |
Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and cells |
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Veins |
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
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Pulmonary circulation |
Circulation of the blood over the air sacs of the lungs |
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Systemic circulation |
Circulation of the blood through the tissues of the body, except for the pulmonary circulation |
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Systolic phase |
The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract |
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Diastolic phase |
The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax |
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Cardiac cycle |
One complete round of systole and diastole |
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Arterioles |
The smallest arteries that still have three tunics |
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Venules |
Small veins that do not have three tunics but instead have only an endothelium, a basement membrane, and a few smooth muscle cells |
