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Name the two types of cells whose main function is phagocytic activity

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Neutrophils

Monocytes

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What is the straw colored liquid that remains when formed elements are removed from blood?

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Plasma

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Name some materials that blood carries

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Oxygen, nutrients, waste, carbon dioxide, heat, hormones

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List 3 functions of the blood

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Transport
Regulate
Protect

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Blood proteins account for what percent of the plasma

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7%

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The most common blood protein

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Albumins

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Blood is approximately what % plasma

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55%

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Plasma is composed of about what % water

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91.5%

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The process of ingesting and destroying bacterial cells

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Phagocytosis

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An immature red blood cell

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Reticulocytes

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About how many RBCs does the average person have per uL of blood

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5 million

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An inherited defect most common in African Americans that result in red blood cells that are distorted

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Sickle cell disease

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Appendicitis or an acute infection will cause a rapid increase in which type of WBC

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Neutrophils

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Which leukocytes are agranulocytes

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Lymphocytes

Monocytes

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Which leukocytes are granular leukocytes

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Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils

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Which leukocytes develop into cells which produce antibodies

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Lymphocytes

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What is the average leukocytes count per uL of blood

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between 5,000-10,000

average 7,500

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What is the average number of platelets circulating per uL of blood

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25,000-400,000

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Fibrinogen and prothrombin are blood proteins necessary for this purpose

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Blood clotting

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In blood clotting, thrombin converts fibrinogen to his substance

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Fibrin

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If blood vessel cells are damaged they trigger formation of this enzyme in clottings 1st stage

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Prothrombin

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What is the process of dissolving small inappropriate clots called

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Fibrinolysis

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What is the effect of heparin and Coumadin on blood clotting

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Inhibit (slow)

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What is the condition that causes the accumulation of fatty substances which cause rough spots on vessel walls

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Atherosclerosis

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The blood type gene that is inherited recessive
O
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If your blood agglutinate sin the anti-A typing serum but not in the anti-B typing serum, the. You have this blood type
A
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If your blood agglutinates in the anti-B typing serum but not in the anti-A typing serum, the. You have this blood type
B
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If y ur blood agglutinates in both the anti-A typing serum and the anti-B typing serum, the you have this blood type
AB
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If your blood does not agglutinate in either of he typing serums, you have this blood type
O
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Universal donors have this blood type
O
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A universal recipient is this blood type
AB
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The antigen protein present on the red blood cell membrane determines this
Blood type
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The test that measures the percentage of red blood cells in a sample of blood
Hematocrit
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No one with type B blood can also have these antibodies
Anti-B
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In emergency transfusions one must always consider how the recipients _____ react with the antigens of the donors red blood cells.
Antibodies
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If the mother is RH negative and the father is RH positive (or if the mother is RH negative and the fetus RH positive) what condition may occur
Hemolytic disease of newborn
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Complications in the birth of a third child to an RH negative mother is most likely to occur when the child is RH positive and the two previous children were
Positive
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If a father donates the RH+ gene and the mother donates the RH- gene, what will be the RH of the children
RH+
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Where does the formation of most blood cells occur ?
Red bone marrow
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Largest cell
White blood cells
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Smallest formed element
Platelets
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Carry oxygen
Red blood cells
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Have nuclei
White blood cell
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Fight infection
White blood cell
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Contain hemoglobin
Red blood cells
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Live about 10 days
Platelets
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Most live a few days
White blood cell
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Live about four months
Red blood cells
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Biconcave disk shaped
Red blood cell
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Make up the greatest blood volume
Red blood cells
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Important in blood clotting
Platelets
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May have independent movement
White blood cell
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White blood cell type that increases in number to combat inflammation during allergic reactions
Eosinophils
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The second most numerous kind of white blood cell; comes and goes from the blood stream
Lymphocytes
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The largest type of white blood cell
Monocytes
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WBC that cleans up debris after infections
Monocytes
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A plasma protein necessary for antibodies
Globulin
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A plasma protein important in maintaining the bloods viscosity
Albumins
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Pigment of RBC which carries oxygen
Hemoglobin
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Protein on the surface of a RBC which can stimulate the formation of antibodies against it
Erythrocyte
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Another name for the RBC
Erythrocyte
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Another name for a WBC
Leukocytes
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The clumping together of red blood cells in an incomplete transfusion
Incompatible blood transfusion
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Another name for the clotting of the blood
Coagulation
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An increase in the number of leukocytes
Leukocytosis
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A decrease in the number of leukocytes
Leukopenia
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A decrease in the number of erythrocytes
Anemia
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Blood doping, causing an overproduction of RBC
Induced polycythemia
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A pale yellow fluid similar to plasma but lacks clotting ability
Serum
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Movement of a white cell through the capillary wall
Diapedesis
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Clotting inside an unbroken vessel
Thrombosis
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A blood clot inside a vessel
Thronibus
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A moving clot or obstruction in a vessel
Embolus
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Cancers of the red bone marrow causing uncontrolled production of WBC
Leukemia
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Typified by abnormal sickle shaped RBC
Sickle cell anemia
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Nutrients, hormones, and gases are carried by this part of e blood
Plasma
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The liquid part of the blood
Plasma
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Proteins that are located on the blood cells
Antigens
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Cells in red bone marrow that have the ability to develop into many different cells
Pluripotent stem cells
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These blood cells may be found out of the blood vessels in the spaces between cells
Lymphocyte | WBC
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Amount of blood in the average healthy male
5-6 liters
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The term for stoppage of bleeding
Hemostasis
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Immature RBCs which contain a nucleus
Reticulocytes
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Antigen present in blood type A
Antigen A
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Antibody present in blood type A
Anti-B
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Blood type A can receiver blood from
Blood type A | Blood type O
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Blood type B can donate blood to
Blood type A | Blood type AB
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Antigen present in blood type O
None
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Antibody present in blood type O
Anti-A | Anti-B
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Blood type O can donate to
All blood types
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Blood type O can only receive blood from
Blood type O
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Blood type AB has what antigen present
Antigen A | Antigen B
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Blood type AB has these antibodies present
None
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Blood type AB can donate blood to
Blood type AB
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Blood type AB can receive blood from
All blood types
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Antigens present in blood type Rh+
Yes there are
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Are there antibodies present in blood type RH +
No
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Rh + can donate to
RH +
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Rh + can receive blood from
RH- | Rh+

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