ch 11: blood Flashcards
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globulin
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make 38% of plasma proteins. some function with the immune system, and some act as transport molecules, and some help clot
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albumin
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makes up 58% of the plasma proteins, helps control the osmotic pressure of cells like nacl
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fibrinogen
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constitutes 4% of plasma proteins, acts as a clotting factor
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serum
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plasma without clotting factors
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hematopoiesis
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creation of blood cells. in children, this process is found in the liver,thymus,spleen, lymph nodes, and red bone marrow. in adults, it is primarily in red bone marrow
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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leukocyte
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a white blood cell, has neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes.
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thrombocyte
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platelets
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globin
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Protein attached to a heme
