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Anatomy and Psycology
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Anatomy
12th Grade
02/18/2013

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Term
ERYTHROCYTES
Definition
red blood cells
Term
LEUKOCYTES
Definition
white blood cells
Term
Definition

includes many dissolved substances

  • nutrients
  • salts (metal, ions)
  • respiratory gases
  • hormones
  • proteins
  • waste products
Term
Definition
essentially bags
Term
LEUKEMIA
Definition

wbc cancer

 

Term
POLYCYTHEMIA
Definition
abnormal increasein RBC
Term
Anemia
Definition
  1. decrease in oxygen-carying ability of blood
  2. may be caused by
  • low red blood cell count (RBC)
  • abnormal or deficient hemoglobin
  • lack of B12 intrinsic factor
  • lack of iron
  • CANCER
Term
SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
Definition
genetically defective hemoglobin
Term
LEUKOCYTOSIS
Definition
  1. above 11,000 leukocytes/ml
  2. generally indicates an inflection
  3. could indicate leukemia(WBC cancer
Term
LEUKOPENIA
Definition
  1. abnormally low leukocyte level
  2. commonly caused by certain drugs
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PLATELETS
Definition
cell fragments
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THROMBUS
Definition
  1. a clot in an unbroken blood vessel
  2. can be deadly in areas like the heart
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