Flashcards in Chapter 6 Deck (31)
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Hemat/o-
blood
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-logy
the study of
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Immun/o-
immune response
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Types of Stem Cells
1) Adult stem cells
2) Embryonic stem cells
3) Induced Pluripotent stem cells
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Erythrocytes (Red blood cell)
most numerous type of blood cell
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etythr/o-
red
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-cyte
cell
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Leukocytes (White Blood Cell)
Aid in function of the body's immune response
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Thrombocytes
platelets (active in the blood clotting process)
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aggreg/o-
crowding together
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Platelet Aggregation
Thrombocytes stick to the injured wall and form clumps
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Coagulation
blood clot
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Hemostasis
cessation of bleeding
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-stasis
standing still
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fibrin/o-
fibrin
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-gen
that which produces
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pro-
before
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thromb/o-
thrombus (blood clot)
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-in
a substance
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-lysis
breaking down
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Pernicious anemia
vitamin b12 deficiency/low RBC level poor diet or lack of intrinsic factor
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Shilling Test
Urine test to diagnose P.A.
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Sickle Cell anemia
inherited genetic, abnormal amino
acid in hemoglobin, crest shaped RBC
can block the flow of blood-PAIN!
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AIDS
caused by the HIV virus
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Multiple Myeloma
cancer of the plasma cells
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Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
a blood clot
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
sever blood clotting disorder
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Hemophilia A
inherited gene
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Splenomegaly
occus in leukemia, mononucleosis, Hodgkin's diseases
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