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Blood and Lymphatic System TERMS Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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hematopoiesis

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process by which bone marrow makes blood cells

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erythrocyte

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red blood cell

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hemoglobin

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enables RBCs to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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phagocytosis

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WBCs destroy bacteria by consuming them

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5 types of WBCs

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Monocytes Eosinophils Lymphocytes Neutrophils Basophils

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thrombocyte

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forms clots in the blood

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plasma

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fluid of blood that transports cells

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spleen (location)

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left upper quadrant of abdomen

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spleen (functions)

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reservoir for blood contains lymphocytes breaks down old RBCs

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lymphocyte

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WBC that filters blood and destroys bacteria

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lymphatic system

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system of vessels and nodes that protects body against pathogens

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lymph nodes

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filter bacteria and foreign objects from lymph

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thymus gland (function)

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produces T-cells (lymphocyte)

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tonsils

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protect against pathogens entering the body through the nose and mouth

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3 sets of tonsils

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palatine adenoid lingual

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Reverse

process by which bone marrow makes blood cells

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hematopoiesis

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red blood cell

A

erythrocyte

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Reverse

enables RBCs to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide

A

hemoglobin

20
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Reverse

white blood cell

A

leukocyte

21
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Reverse

WBCs destroy bacteria by consuming them

A

phagocytosis

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Reverse

Monocytes Eosinophils Lymphocytes Neutrophils Basophils

A

5 types of WBCs

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Reverse

forms clots in the blood

A

thrombocyte

24
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Reverse

fluid of blood that transports cells

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plasma

25
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Reverse

left upper quadrant of abdomen

A

spleen (location)

26
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Reverse

reservoir for blood contains lymphocytes breaks down old RBCs

A

spleen (functions)

27
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Reverse

WBC that filters blood and destroys bacteria

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lymphocyte

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Reverse

system of vessels and nodes that protects body against pathogens

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lymphatic system

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Reverse

filter bacteria and foreign objects from lymph

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lymph nodes

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Reverse

produces T-cells (lymphocyte)

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thymus gland (function)

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Reverse

protect against pathogens entering the body through the nose and mouth

A

tonsils

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Reverse

palatine adenoid lingual

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3 sets of tonsils

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