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Chapter 14-2 Flashcards

1
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The second most numerous kind of white blood cell comes and goes from the blood stream

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Lymphocytes

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2
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The largest type of white blood cell

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Monocyte

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3
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WBC that cleans up debris after infections

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Monocyte

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4
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A plasma protein necessary for antibodies

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Globulin

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5
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A plasma protein important in maintaining the bloods viscosity

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Albumin

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6
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Pigment of RBC and which carries oxygen

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Hemoglobin

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7
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Protein on the surface of a RBC which can stimulate the formation of antibodies against it

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Antigen

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8
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The clumping together of RBC in an incompatible transfusion

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Hemolysis

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9
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Increase in the number of WBC

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Leukocytosis

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10
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Decrease in the number of WBC

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Leukopenia

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11
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Decrease in RBC

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Anemia

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12
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Blood doping

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Induced polycythemia

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13
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Pale yellow fluid similar to plasma but lacks clotting ability

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Scrum

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14
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Movement of a white cell through the capillary wall

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Diapedesis

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15
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Clotting inside an unbroken vessel

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Thrombosis

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16
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Blood clotting inside a vessel

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Thrombus

17
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Moving clot or obstruction in a vessel

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Embolus

18
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Typified by abnormal sickle shaped RBC

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Sickle cell disease

19
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Nutrients hormones and gases are carried by this part of the blood

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Plasma

20
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Proteins that are located on the blood cells

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Antigens

21
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Cells in the red bone marrow that have the ability to develop into many different cells

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Pluripotent stem cells

22
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These blood cells may be found out of the blood vessels in the spaces between cells

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WBC

23
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Amount of blood in healthy make

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5-6L

24
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Stoppage of bleeding

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Hemostasis

25
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Immature RBC which contains a nucleus

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Reticulocytes

26
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White blood cell type that increases in number to combat inflammation during allergic reactions

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Eosinophils

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