Blood

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The only fluid tissue in the human body
Classified as a connective tissue

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Blood

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Composed of approximately 90 percent water

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Blood Plasma

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regulates osmotic pressure

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Albumin

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help to stem blood loss when a blood vessel is injured

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Clotting proteins

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help protect the body from antigens

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Antibodies

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red blood cells

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Erythrocytes

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white blood cells

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Leukocytes

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cell fragments

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Platelets

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The main function is to carry oxygen

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Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)

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Iron-containing protein

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Hemoglobin

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Crucial in the body’s defense against disease.

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Leukocytes (White Blood Cells)

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Binds strongly, but reversibly, to oxygen

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Hemoglobin

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Can respond to chemicals released by damaged tissues

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Leukocytes

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What is the normal level of leukocyte in the blood?

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4,000-11,000 cells per millimeter

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Include neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

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Granulocytes

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Lack visible cytoplasmic granules.
Include lymphocytes and monocytes

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Agranulocytes

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Multilobed nucleus with fine granules. Act as phagocytes at active sites of infection.

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Neutrophils

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Large brick-red cytoplasmic granules.
Found in repsonse to allergies and parasitic worms

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Eosinophils

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Have histamine-containing granules.
Initiate inflammation

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Basophils

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Nucleus fills most of the cell.
Play an important role in the immune response

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Lymphocytes

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Largest of the white blood cells
Function as macrophages
Important in fighting chronic infection

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Monocytes

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Derived from ruptured multinucleate cells (megakaryocytes)
Needed for the clotting process

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Platelets

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What is the normal platelet count

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300,000 per cubic millimeter

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Blood cell formation
Occurs in red bone marrow

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Hematopoiesis

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Lymphoid stem cell produces

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lymphocytes

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Myeloid stem cell produces

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other formed elements

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Unable to divide, grow, or synthesize proteins

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Fate of Erythrocytes

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For Fate of Erythrocytes: Lost cells are replaced by division of

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hemocytoblasts

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Stoppage of blood flow

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Hemostasis

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Collagen fibers are exposed by a break in a blood vessel Platelets become “sticky” and cling to fibers

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Platelet Plug Formation

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Anchored platelets release serotonin

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Vascular Spasms

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Injured tissues release thromboplastin

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Coagulation

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Blood usually clots within

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3 to 6 minutes

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A clot in an unbroken blood vessel Can be deadly in areas like the heart

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Thrombus

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A thrombus that breaks away and floats freely in the bloodstream Can later clog vessels in critical areas such as the brain

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Embolus

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Platelet deficiency

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Thrombocytopenia

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Hereditary bleeding disorder

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Hemophilia

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Loss of blood 15 to 30 percent causes

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Weakness

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Loss of blood over 30 percent causes

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Shock, which can be fatal

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are the only way to replace blood quickly

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Transfusion

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The most vigorous transfusion reactions are caused by

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ABO and Rh blood group antigens

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Based on the presence or absence of two antigens

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Type A Type B

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The lack of these antigens is called

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Type O

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Testing for agglutination of donor RBCs by the recipient’s serum, and vice versa

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Cross matching

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It is okay to mix Rh+ and Rh-

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False