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Blood Plasma
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liquid part of the blood
consists of hormones, salts, nutrients and wastes |
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Plasma Protein
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the most abundant type of solute in plasma
Albumins, Globulins, Fibrinogen |
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Albumins
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helps thicken and maintain the blood volume
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Globulins
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include the antibodies that help protect us from infections
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Fibrinogen
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necessary for blood clotting
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Serum
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plasma minus it clotting factors such as fibrinogen.
used to treat patients who need specific antibodies |
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Formed Elements
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3 types
RBC-erythrocytes WBC-leukocytes Platelets-thrombocytes |
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Myeloid tissue
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red bone marrow makes RBC for the body
chiefly in sternum, ribs, hipbones small amounts in vertebrae, clavicles, and cranial bones |
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Lymphatic tissue
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makes RBC for body
located in lymph nodes, thymus and spleen |
