RBC's | ....cytes | Leukocytes | THE BLOOD | Miscellaneous |
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What is erythrocytes?
another name for red blood cells
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What are erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes?
solid components of the blood
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What is neutrophils?
most numerous
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What is plasma?
liquid portion of blood is called ___________
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What are spleen, thymus, and tonsils
organs and glands of the lymphatic system
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What is bi-concave
shape of RBC's
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What is white blood cells?
another name for leukocyte
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What is eosinophils
combat allergic reactions and animal parasites
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What is 8% and 92%.
blood makes up ____________ of all body tissue
plasma is ______________ water |
innate--at birth
acquired--later in life from immunizations or being exposed to a disease
name and described two basic types of immunity
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What is transport oxygen and carbon dioxide?
function of RBC's
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What is platelets and initiate blood clotting?
another name for Thrombocytes and their purpose
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What is the Helper T
AIDs attacks this cell
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What is A, AB, B, and O,
O negative AB positive?
name the four blood types, universal donor, and universal recipient
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What are maintain fluids
transport lipids filter unwanted and infectious products in the lymph nodes?
functions of the lymphatic system
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What is a nucleus?
mature RBC's do not contain _______________
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What is thrombocytes?
smallest formed element in the blood
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What is lymphocytes
produce T cells and B cells
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What is fibrinogen?
must be taken out in order for plasma to become serum
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What is dyscrasia?
abnormal condition, especially of the blood
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What is hemoglobin?
oxygen carrying protein found in RBC's
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What is megakaryocytes?
platelets come from these cells
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What are neutrophils and monocytes?
phagocytic
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What is hemophilia?
also known as bleeders disease
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What are Kaposi Sarcoma
Pneumocystis Pneumonia which are opportunistic
two AIDS related diseases and what type of disease are they considered?
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