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Ch 13 Blood system
Blood
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
11/22/2010

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Term
basophil
Definition
contains heparin ( prevent clotting ) and histamine (involved in allerrgic responses)
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eosinophil
Definition
phagocytic cell involed in allergic reactions
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neutrophil
Definition
phagocytic cell that accumulates at sites of infection
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lymphocyte
Definition
controls the immune response; makes antibodies to antigens
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monocyte
Definition
phagocytic cell that becomes a macrophage and digest bacteria and tissue debris
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albumin
Definition
maintains the proper proportion & concentration of water in the blood.
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edema
Definition
(swelling) results when too much fluid fro blood "leaks" out into tissues
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globulins
Definition

another component of blood and one of the plasma protiens

alpha, beta, and gamma globulins

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