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Hemolymphatic System Flashcards

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1
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Agranulocyte

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WBC without granules

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Anemia

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Low RBC count

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Basophil

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Blue staining granules

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Chemotaxis

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Attract/call a cell with chemical signal

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Coagulation

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Clotting blood

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Coagulopathy

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Abnormality of clotting

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Eosinophil

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Granule staining pink/red

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Erythema

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Appearing red (like a rash)

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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Erythropoietin
Important!!

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Hormone produced by the kidneys to tell bone marrow to make RBC

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Granulocyte

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Cell containing granules

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12
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Hematocrit

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Measuring numbers of RBC as a percent of total blood volume

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Hematology

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Study of blood (specifically the appearance)

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Hematopoiesis

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Production of new blood

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15
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Hemolysis

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Process of rupturing blood (including RBC)

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Hemostasis

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Process of clotting blood

17
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Icteric

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Appearing yellow

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Immunoglobin

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Antibody

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Immunology

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Study of function of the immune system

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Leukopenia

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Abnormally low WBC count

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Lipemia

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Presence of lipids in plasma

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Lymph

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High lipid high lymphocyte fluid of the body

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Lymphadenopathy

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Disease/abnormality of lymph nodes

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Lymphocyte

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WBCs produced in lymph node/thymus

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Macrophage

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Activated monocyte

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Monocyte

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Large agranule site in the blood stream

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Megakaryocyte

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Large cell in bone marrow that produces platelets

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Morphology

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Study of appearance

29
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Neutrophil

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WBC with gray staining granules

30
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Neutrophilia

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Neutrophil count higher than normal

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Pancytopenia

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All cell lines are below the normal count

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Pathogen

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Any disease agent

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Reticulocyte

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Slightly immature RBC

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Thrombocyte

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Platelet

35
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Thrombus

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Official word for blood clot

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Thymus

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Organ located in the neck. Produces T-lymphocytes in new born juvenile animals

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