2.1.4 Flashcards
anemia
A condition where the blood is lacking in red blood cells, hemoglobin, or total volume.
The pale yellow fluid portion of whole blood that consists of water and its dissolved constituents including, sugars, lipids, metabolic waste products, amino acids, hormones, and vitamins.
blood plasma
Erythrocytes
red blood cells, carry oxygen and hemoglobin, get rid of carbon dioxide
hermatocrit
the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood.
Leukocytes
white blood cells, fight infection
thrombocytes
platelets, blood clotting
sickle cell disease
red blood cells have abnormal hemoglobin molecules and have abnormal shape.
Risk factors
Actions or behaviors that represent a potential health threat
specialist in drawing blood
phlebotomist
hemoglobin
Oxygen carrying pigment in red blood cells
which blood cells have dna in them?
white blood cells
Total Cholesterol Level
less than 200 mg/dL
LDL
Less than 100mg
HDL
60 mg/dL
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