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Chapter 13: The Blood System Flashcards

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chrom/o

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color

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bas/o

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base (alkaline)

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coagul/o

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clotting

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cyt/o

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cell

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eosin/o

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red, dawn, rosy

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erythr/o

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red

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granul/o

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granules

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hem/o

hemat.o

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blood

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hemoglobin/o

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hemoglobin

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is/o

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same, equal

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kary/o

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nucleus

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leuk/o

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white

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mon/o

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one, single

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morph/o

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shape, form

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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neutr/o

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neutral

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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sider/o

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iron

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spher/o

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globe, round

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thromb/o

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clot

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-apheresis

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removal, a carrying away

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-blast

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immature cell, embryonic

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-cytosis

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abnormal condition of cells (increase)

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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giving rise to; producing

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  • globun

- globulin

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protein

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-lytic

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pertaining to destruction

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-oid

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deriving or originating from

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat swallow

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-philia

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attraction for ( an increase in cell #s

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-phoresis

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carrying. transmission

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-poiesis

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-stasis

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stop, control

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monocyte

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mononuclear white blood cell formed in the lymph tissue. phagocyte and precursor of a macrophage

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platelet

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thrombocyte or cell fragment that helps blood clot

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hematopoietic stem cell

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cell in the bone marrow that gives rise to different types of blood cells

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lymphocyte

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mononuclear leukocyte formed in lymph tissue; produces antibodies

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eosinophil

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leukocyte with dense, reddish granules having an affinity for red acidic dye; associated with allergic reactions

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neutrophil

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leukocyte formed in the bone marrow, granules do not stain intensely, have a pale color

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basophil

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leukocyte with dark staining blue granules. release histamine and heparin

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coagulation

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blood clotting

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granulocyte

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white blood cell with numerous dark staining granules

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mononuclear

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pertaining to a cell with a single round nucleus

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polymorphonuclear

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leukocyte with multi lobed; neutrophil

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globulin

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plasma protein

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erythroblast

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immature red blood cell

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megakaryocyte

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large platelet precursor cell found in bone marrow

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macrophage

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monocyte that migrates from blood

to tissue space. destroy worn out blood cells

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plasma

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liquid portion of blood

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myeloblast

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immature bone marrow that gives rise to granulocyte

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name 4 types of plasma proteins

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albumin, globulins, fibrinogen, and prothrombin

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rh factor

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antigen found in red blood

cells of Rh+

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hemolysis

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destruction or break down or red blood cells

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If a person has type A blood they have ____ antigens and _____antibodies

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A antigens, anti-B antibodies

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Type B blood contains _____ antigens and _____ antibodies.

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B antigens and anti-A antibodies

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Type O blood had ______ antigens and ______ antibodies.

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neithet A or B antigens and both anti-A and anti-B antibodies.

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Type AB blood has _____ antigens and _____ antibodies.

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both A and B antigens and no antibodies.

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electrophoresis

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method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge.

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immunoglobin

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protein with antibody activity

IgG. IgM. IgE. IgA. IgD

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differentiation

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change of structure and function of a cell as it matures.

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plasmapheresis

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removal of centrifuge of plasma from withdrawn blood.

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myeloid

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derived in bone marrow

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neutropenia

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deficiency of a type of white blood cell.

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hematocrit

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percentage of red blood cells in a volume of

blood

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eosinophilia

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increase in a type of white blood cell( seen in allergies)

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thrombosis

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abnormal condition of clot formation

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leukapheresis

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separation of whit blood cells from a blood sample

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coagulopathy

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disease of clotting process

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thrombocytopenia

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deficiency of platelets

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serum

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plasma minus clotting proteins and blood cells

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fibrin

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protein threads that form the base of a clot

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purpura

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multiple pin point hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under skin

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heparin

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anticoagulant produced by liver cells and found jn blood and tissues

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Hemoglobin

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Blood protein in erythrocytes

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