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32 Cards in this Set
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Neutrophil |
Most numerous Leukocyte |
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Red blood cell |
Erythrocyte; anucleate formed element |
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Megakaryocyte |
Precursor cell of platelets |
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Eosinophils |
Involved in destroying parasitic worms |
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Basophils |
Releases histamines; promotes inflammation |
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Lymphocyte |
Produces antibodies |
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Red blood cell |
Transports oxygen |
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Plasma |
Primarily water; noncellular; fluid matrix of the blood |
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Monocyte |
exits a blood vessel to develop into a macrophage |
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Neutrophil, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils |
5 types of WBC: “Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas” |
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5-6 litees |
Avg blood volume (male) |
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4-5 |
Avg blood volume (female) |
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Neutrophil |
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Lymphocyte |
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Monocyte |
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Eosinophils |
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Basophil |
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Leukocytosis |
High WBC count |
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Polycythemia |
High RBC count |
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Anemia |
Too few RBC or RBC with hemoglobin deficiencies |
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Leukopenia |
low WBC count |
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150,000 - 400,000 |
Avg # of platelets/mm^3 of blood |
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4-6 million |
Avg # of RBC/mm^3 of blood |
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4800-10,800 |
Avg # of WBC/mm^3 of blood |
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Coagulation |
Thickening of the blood |
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Hemoglobin |
RBC protein that carries ocygen |
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Leukemia |
Cancer of the blood |
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Hematocrit |
% of RBC in the blood |
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O- |
Universal blood donor |
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AB+ |
universal blood recipient |
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Lymphocytes and monocytes |
2 types of agranulocytes |
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Neutrophil, eosinophils, and basophils |
3 types of granulocytes |
