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Groups of cells that are similar in structure and function are called

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Tissues

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Four primary tissue types

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Epithelium

Connective

Nervous

Muscle

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To perform specific body functions, tissues are organized into ___ such as the heart, kidneys, and lungs.

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Organs

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The study of tissues

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Histology

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What is the other name for epithelial tissues?

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Epithelium

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A sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity.

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Epithelial Tissue

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Characterized by closely joined cells with tight junctions. Being tightly packed, tight junctions serve as barriers to pathogens, mechanical injuries, and fluid loss.

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Epithelial Tissue

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Epithelial tissues can occur in the body as:

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Covering and Lining Epithelium

Glandular

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Functions of Epithelial Tissues

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Protection

Absorption

Filtration

Excretion

Secretion

Sensory Reception

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The epithelial tissue covers the body and ___.

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protects it from bacterial invasion and chemical damage.

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Epithelial Tissues Distinguishing Characteristics

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Polarized

Specialized Contacts

Supported by Connective Tissue (Basement Membrane)

Avascular

Regeneration

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The membranes always have one free surface, called the apical surface, and typically that surface is significantly different from the basal surface.

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Polarity

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Cells fit closely together to form membranes, or sheets of cells, and are bound together by specialized junctions.

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Specialized contacts

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The cells are attached to and supported by an adhesive basement membrane, which is an acellular material secreted partly by the epithelial cells (basal lamina) and connective tissue cells (reticular lamina) that lie next to each other.

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Supported by connective tissue.

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Epithelial tissues are supplied by nerves but have no blood supply of their own (are avascular). Instead they depend on diffusion of nutrients from the underlying connective tissue.

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Avascular but innervated.

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If well nourished, epithelial cells can easily divide to regenerate the tissue. This is an important characteristic because many epithelia are subjected to a good deal of abrasion.

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Regeneration

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Why do epithelial cells important to have regeneration?

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They are subjected to a fair amount of abrasion.

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Epithelial Tissues on Arrangement

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Simple (One)

Stratified (Multiple)

Pseudostratified (One, illusion of Many)

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How are stratified epithelia named?

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By the cells present on the apical surface.

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Epithelial Tissues based on Cell Shape

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Squamous (Scale, Flat)

Cuboidal (Cube)

Columnar (Hollow Columns)

Transitional (Rounded, Plump)

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Glands lose their surface connection (duct) as they develop; thus they are referred to as ductless glands. They secrete hormones into the extracellular fluid, and from there the hormones enter the blood or the lymphatic vessels that weave through the glands.

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Endocrine Glands

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Retain their ducts, and their secretions empty through these ducts either to the body surface or into body cavities. The exocrine glands include the sweat and oil glands, liver, and pancreas.

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Exocrine Glands

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Plate-like flattened cells; for exchange of material through diffusion where protections is not important.

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Simple Squamous

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The simplest of the epithelia, commonly found in air sacs of lungs; heart; lining of ventral body cavity (serosae).

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Simple Squamous

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Single layer of cube-like cells with large, spherical central nuclei; secretion and absorption.

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Simple Cuboidal

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Mostly found in kidney tubules; ducts and secretory portions of small glands; ovary surface.

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Simple Cuboidal

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Brick-shaped cells; for secretion of mucus, enzymes, and active absorption.

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Simple Columnar

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Commonly found in the stomach to rectum, gallbladder, and excretory ducts of some glands.

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Simple Columnar

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A single layer of cells; may just look stacked because of varying height; for the lining of the respiratory tract; usually lined with cilia (i.e., a type of cell modification that sweeps the mucus by ciliary action).

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Pseudostratified Columnar

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Commonly found in Nonciliated type in male’s sperm-carrying ducts and ducts of large glands; ciliated variety lines the trachea, most of the upper respiratory tract.

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Pseudostratified Columnar

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Multilayered and regenerates quickly; for protection.

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Stratified Squamous

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Why do stratified squamous epithelial cells need to regenerate quickly?

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It protects underlying tissues in areas commonly subjected to abrasion like the skin.

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Two layers; Functions as protection commonly found in the largest ducts of sweat glands, mammary glands, and salivary glands.

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Stratified Cuboidal

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Several cell layers; Protection and secretion

Rare in the body, small amounts in male urethra and in large ducts of some glands.

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Stratified Columnar

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Cells with the ability to slide over one another to allow stretching.

Surface cells are dome-shaped, resembles both stratified sq., and stratified cu..

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Transitional Epithelium

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It is the most abundant and widely distributed of the tissue types, found in all parts of the body.

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Connective Tissues

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Four main types of adult connective tissue.

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Connective tissue proper (CTP)

Cartilage

Bone

Blood

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They primarily protect, support, insulate, and bind together other tissues of the body.

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Connective Tissues

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Characteristics of Connective Tissues

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Common Origin (Derived from
embryonic tissue/mesenchyme).

Degree of Vascularity (Rich blood supply)

Extracellular Matrix (Nonliving material Variety)

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The cartilage is an exception in connective tissues because it is ___.

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avascular.

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The dense connective tissue is also an exception in connective tissues because it is ___.

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poorly vascularized

42
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Extracellular Matrix composed of:

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Ground Substance

Fibers

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The ground substance is composed of

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Interstitial fluid

Cell adhesion proteins

Proteoglycans

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Fat tissue provides insulation for the body tissues and a source of stored energy.

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Adipose

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When the matrix is firm, the cartilage and bone reside in cavities called ___.

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lacunae

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What are the fibers (providing support)?

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Collagen Fibers

Elastic Fibers

Reticular Fibers

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What is the most abundant fiber?

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Collagen (White) Fibers

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What is the model of all connective tissues?

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The areolar connective tissues, since it has all three varieties of fibers.

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What secretes the matrix of Areolar Connective Tissues?

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Fibroblast

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Dense Fibrous/Regular Connective Tissues

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Ligaments (bone-bone)

Tendons (bone-skeletal muslce)

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Embryonic connective tissue; gives rise to all other connective tissue types. Star Shaped.

Primarily in Embryo.

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Mesenchyme

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Connective tissue proper with all three fiber types, a soft pack-aging material that cushions and protects body organs.

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Areolar Loose Connective Tissue

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Provides reserve fuel; insulates against heat loss; supports and protects organs.

Under skin mostly.

Looks like bubbles.

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Adipose Loose Connective Tissue

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Binds, form a soft internal skeleton (stroma) that supports other cell types, including white blood cells, mast cells, and macrophages.

Mostly found in lymphoid organs.

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Reticular Loose Connective Tissue

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Withstands great tensile stress when pulling force is applied in one direction.

Major cell type is fibroblast.

Mostly in tendons and ligaments.

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Dense Regular Connective Tissues

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Allows recoil of tissue following stretching.

Mostly in walls of large arteries.

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Elastic Connective Tissues

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Able to withstand tension exerted in many directions; provides structural strength.

Mostly fibroblasts.

In fibrous capsules of organs and joints.

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Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

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Cushion

Made up of chondroitin + collagen fibers

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Cartilage

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Other word for mature cartilage cells.

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Chrondrocyte

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Supports and reinforces; serves as resilient cushion; resists stress.

Forms most of embryonic skeleton, forms costal cartilages of ribs.

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Hyaline Cartilage

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Maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility.

More elastic fibers in matrix, commonly in external ear (auricle).

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Elastic Cartilage

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Tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock.

Thick collagen fibers.

Discs of knee joint, intervertebral discs; pubic symphysis.

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Fibrocartilage

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Bone supports and protects; provides levers for the muscles to act on; stores calcium and other minerals and fat

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Bones (Osseous Tissue)

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The marrow inside bones is the site for?

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The site for blood cell formation (hematopoiesis).

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Transports oxygen, nutrients, gases, wastes, and other substances.

Made up of RBC, WBC, and Platelets.

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Blood (Special Liquid CT)

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RBC, WBC, and Platelets combined are?

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Plasma

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Specialized to contract and produce most type of body movement.

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Muscle Tissue

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Three basic types of MT

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Skeletal

Cardiac

Smooth

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Voluntary Movement

Obvious Striations (Stripes)

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Skeletal Muscle

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Walls of Hollow Organs

Involuntary Movement

Spindle-Shaped, Two layers at right angles

Propels substances (foodstuffs, urine) or a baby along internal passageways;

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Smooth Muscle

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Heart Contraction

Intercalated Disc (Cell Junctions)

Involuntary Movement

Only found in the Heart

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Cardiac Muscle

72
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Transmit and receives impulses.

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Nervous Tissue

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Special supporting cells that protect, support, and insulate the more delicate neurons.

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Neuroglia

74
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Highly specialized to receive stimuli (excitability) and to generate electrical signals that may be sent to all parts of the body (conductivity).

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Neurons

75
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Why is the structure of neurons markedly different from other body cells?

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It has a nucleus-containing cell body, with its cytoplasm drawn out into long extensions, sometimes 1m, for long distances.

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Nerve cells don’t what?

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Divide

77
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Neurons have specialized projections:

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Axons and Dendrites

78
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Away, out of the neurons.

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Axons

79
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Bring, input of neurons.

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Dendrites

80
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Cells with no Nucleus

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Red Blood Cells

81
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Why do red blood cells lack a nucleus?

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It enables the red blood cell to contain more oxygen-carrying hemoglobin, thus enabling more oxygen to be transported in the blood and boosting our metabolism.

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Erythrocytes

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RBC

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Leukocytes

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WBC

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Thrombocytes

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Platelets

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