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| what are the three types of blood cells |
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| red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets |
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| what is the smallest blood cell? |
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| what is the smallest blood cell? |
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| clotting of blood to prevent hemorrhage |
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| what do platelets do to help with hemostasis? |
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| they plug holes in the blood vessel wall to start the clotting process |
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| enveloping foreign material and digesting it |
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| antibody production, part of specific immune system to defend against foreign invaders |
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| defense against foreign invaders |
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| excessive fluid in tissues |
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| contains immune cells for body defense against foreign invaders |
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| contains phagocytic cells for filtering lymph |
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| lymphatic fluid travels through ______ before returning to blood stream (two words) |
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| name the five palpable peripheral lymph nodes |
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submandibular
axillary
prescapular
inguinal
popliteal |
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| what is large in young animals and shrinks with age? |
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| where is the spleen located? |
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| on left side of abdomen under the ribs |
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| what is the purpose of white pulp? |
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| protects against foreign invaders |
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