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blood vocab Flashcards

1
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hematocrit (HCT)

A

volume percentage of red blood cells within a sample of blood

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plasma

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fluid portion of blood

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3
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hemocytoblast

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stem cells that give a rise to rbcs

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4
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hemoglobin

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oxygen carrying pigment attached to the red blood cells

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5
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billiverdin/bilirubin

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bile pigment from hemoglobin

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anemia

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hemoglobin deficiency

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7
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erythropoetin

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kidneys send out a hormone to increase the red blood cell formation

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leukocyte

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white blood cells

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monocyte

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white blood cell that is a phagocyte

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lymphocytes

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white blood cells that help with immunity: T and B cells

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antibodies

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protein that B cells produce in response to presence of non-self antigen and reacts with antigens

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diapedesis

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the squeezing of leukocytes between the cells in the blood vessel walls

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13
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leukocytoses

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too many white blood cells in the blood

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14
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leukopenia

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too few white blood cells in blood

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platelets/thrombocytes

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cytoplasmic fragment formed in the bone marrow to help blood clot

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neutrophils

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type of phagocytic leukocyte

17
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plasma protein

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protein dissolved in the blood plasma

18
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caogulation

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blood clotting

19
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thrombus

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blood clot that remains where it forms in a blood vessel

20
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embolus

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blood clot/ gas bubble carries by blood that could obstruct the blood vessel

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embolism

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blood clot that lodges or blocks that blood flow

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aggulation

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clumping of blood cells in response to a reaction between an antibody and antigen

23
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antigen

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chemical stimulates B lymphocytes to produce antibodies

24
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athersclerosis

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condition in which fatty substances accumulate on the inner linings of arteries

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