blood Flashcards
1
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transfusion medicine
A
procedures and testing required for the preparation and administration of blood or blood products from one animal to another, usually of the same species
2
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Components of blood
A
Cells: erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets
Ions and molecules
water
3
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Functions of blood
A
Medium of transport for oxygen, CO2, other gases, ions and molecules, metabolic unites (carbs, proteins)
Immune system- humoral and cellular components
4
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Blood products
A
Whole blood
plasma
