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54 Cards in this Set
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Top Layer |
plasma, makes up 55% of whole blood by volume |
water and dissolved substances |
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Bottom Layer |
formed elements |
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Upper Buffer Coat |
white blood cells and platelets |
wbc's |
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Hematocrit |
percent of blood volume consisting of blood cells |
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Defense |
defends body against pathogens |
protect or fight |
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Regulation |
body temperature |
temperature |
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Water Salt Balance |
osmotic pressure of blood maintains fluid balance body tissues |
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Body pH |
blood contain buffers |
buffers |
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Gamma Globuins |
antibodies |
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Hematopoiesis |
process by which formed elements of the blood are made |
blood + make |
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Stem Cells |
immature, indifferent cells that can give rise to more stem cells or diffreniated cells |
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Totipotent |
all abilities, cell that can give rise to any type of cell in the body |
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Red Blood Cells |
erythrocytes |
rbc's |
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Oxyhemoglobin |
four molecules of oxygen |
bright red, oxygen |
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Deoxyhemoglobin |
not bound to any oxygen |
dark maroon, no oxygen |
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Anemia |
blood has reduced oxygen-carrying capacity due to decreased hemoglobin or decreased number of red blood cells |
decrease number of rbc's and hemoglobin |
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Hemolytic |
increased rate of red blood cell destruction |
rbc destruction |
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Hemolysis |
blood + desintegration |
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Iron Deficiency |
low iron intake |
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Pernicious |
lack of vitamin B12 |
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Aplastic |
bone marrow damage |
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Hemorrhagic |
blood loss |
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White Blood Cells |
leukocytes |
wbc's |
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Natural Killer Cells |
destroys the person cells that are virus infected or mutated |
NK, cells with damaged DNA |
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Granular Leukocytes |
white blood cells that appear full of granules under a microscope |
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Neutrophils |
first white blood cells to respond to an infection |
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Phagocytosis |
engulfment of large particles or cells by other cells |
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Eosinophils |
help fight parasitic worm, lessens allergic reactions by engulfing allergens |
allergies and parasitic worm |
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Basophils |
responsible for allergy symptoms, produces histamines |
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Anti Histamines |
medications that treat allergy symptoms by histamine |
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B Lymphocytes |
produce antibodies that bind antigens |
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T Lymphocytes |
attack and destroy any cell with a foreign antigens |
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Monocytes |
largest of white blood cells, differentiate into microphages |
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Mononucleosis |
a type of viral infection, large number of abnormal lymphocytes |
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Leukemia |
cancer, uncontolled production of white blood cells |
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Platelets |
thrombocytes, fragments of megakaryocytes |
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Vascular Spasm |
constriction of a broken blood vessel |
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Congulation |
blood clotting |
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Intrinsic Mechanism |
clotting factors are intrinsic to the blood |
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Etrinsic Mechanism |
clotting factors are etrinsic to the blood |
damaged tissues |
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Fibrinolysis |
break down of clot, several days |
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Embolus |
dislodged blood clot |
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Thrombus |
stationary blood clot |
vein |
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Pulmonary Thromembolism |
lungs |
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Thromembolism |
dislogded clot blocks a blood vessel |
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Cerebrovascular Accident or Stroke |
brain |
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Blood Transfusion |
transfer of blood from one individual into another |
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Agglutination |
clumping of red blood cells |
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Type A |
type A antigen |
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Type B |
type B antigen |
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Type AB |
both A and B antigen |
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Type O |
no A or B antigens |
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Type O |
universal donor |
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Type AB |
universal recpient |
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