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26 Cards in this Set
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Antibody that aids in defense
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Gamma Globulin
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Clotting Protein
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Fibrinogen
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Transport protein that carries hormones and lipids
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Alpha and Beta Globulin
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Exerts osmotic pressure to maintain water balance of the blood
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Albumin
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Protein that transports gases like oxygen
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Hemoglobin
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Cells that transport carbon dioxide and oxygen
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Erythrocytes
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General name for all white blood cells
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Leukocyte
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The most numerous white blood cell which phagocytizes bateria
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Nuetrophil
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A cell that kills paracistic worms and destroys antigen-antibody complexes
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Eosinophil
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Least numerous WBC that releastes heparin and histamine
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Basophil
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Larges WBC; Phagocytizes large foreign organisms, and dead cells. Develops into a macrophage.
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Monocyte
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Cell fragment that seals small tears in blood vessles and helps to clot blood
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Platelet
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THe WBC that aids in immune response by direct response or releasing antibodies
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Lymphocte
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Stationary blood clot in an unbroken blood vessel
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Thrombus
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A blood clot that breaks away and floats through the blood
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Embolus
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Tendency to bleed easily to due a clotting mechanism breakdown
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Hemophilia
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Brittle and abnormally shaped RBC's that carry little O2 and get jammed in small vessels
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Sickle cell anemia
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Excessive RBC increasing viscosity to sluggish blood
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Polycythemia
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Low RBC count de to deficienty of vitamin b12 (lack of intrinsic factor)
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Pernicious anemia
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low RBC count due to destroyed red marrow
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Aplastic anemia
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WBC cell production out of control
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Leukemia
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Universal donor?
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0-
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Universal recipient?
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AB+
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What can A- recieve?
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A-, O-
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What can B+ donate to?
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B+, AB+
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Functions of blood
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Prevent infection
Prevent blood loss Transport 02 from lungs to body cells Transport CO2 from body cells to lungs Maintain blood volume |
