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This pale-yellow fluid is composed mostly of water but also contains proteins, ions, nutrients, gases and waste. |
Plasma |
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Red blood cells are also called |
Erythrocytes |
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White blood cells are also called |
Leukocytes |
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Platelets are also called |
Thrombocytes |
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The percentage of blood cells in a sample of blood is referred to as... |
Hematocrit |
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The process of blood cell formation is called |
Hemopoiesis |
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Blood formation in the red bone marrow is called |
Myeloid Hemopoiesis |
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Blood formation in the lymphatic tissue is called... |
Lymphoid Hemopoiesis |
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Bone marrow depression is called... |
Myelosuppression |
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A defiency of red blood cells is often referred to as |
Anemia |
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A defiency of white blood cells is called... |
Leukopenia |
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Bone marrows inability to produce an adequate number of thrombocytes is called... |
Thrombocytopenia |
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Hyperactive bone marrow is known as... |
Polycythemia Vera |
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An immature red blood cell is called a... |
Reticulocyte |
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Red blood cells have a flexible shape so they can squeeze through tiny blood vessels called... |
Capillaries |
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Red blood cells are filled with a large protein molecule called... |
Hemoglobin |
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Hemoglobin consists of two parts. Define them! |
Globin, which is protein. Heme, which contains iron. |
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This is a sign of hypoxemia, a defiency of O2 in the blood. |
Cyanosis |
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Erythropoietin stimulates the bone marrow to produce additional... |
Red blood cells |
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The process of Red Blood Cell production by Erythropoietin |
Decrease in oxygen > kidney > Erythropoietin > Red Bone Marrow > Red Blood Cell production increase > increase in oxygen |
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An excess of bilirubin in the blood is called... |
Hyperbilirubinemia |
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The production of white blood cells is called... |
Leukopoiesis |
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This is the most common granulocyte. It fights bacteria and plays a role in phagocytosis and the release of antimicrobial chemicals |
Neutrophil |
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Mature neutrophils are called... |
Segs |
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Eosinophils and Basophils play an important function in... |
Inflammatory responses |
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The 3 types of granulocytes are... |
Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils |
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The 2 types of Agranulocytes are... |
Lymphocytes and Monocytes |
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The production of the platelet is called... |
Thrombopoiesis |
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The process that stops bleeding is called... |
Hemostasis |
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The series of reactions in which one Clotting factor activates another Clotting factor is called the... |
Clotting Cascade |
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The framework of the clot is composed of protein fibers called... |
Fibrin |
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After the clot accomplishes its task, it is dissolved by a process called... |
Fibrinolysis |
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Clumping of the antigen-antibody interaction is called... |
Agglutination |
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This blood is the universal donor |
Type O blood |
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This blood is the universal recipient |
Type AB blood |
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A hemolytic condition that affects unborn children is called... |
Erythroblastosis Fetalis |
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The hyperbilirubinemia caused by Erythroblastosis causes severe jaundice in a condition called... |
Kernicterus |
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Erythroblastosis Fetalis can be prevented by the administration of... |
RhoGAM |
