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| Leukocyte with nongranular cytoplasm |
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| Simple protein found in plasma - helps to regulate water movement between blood and tissue |
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| deficiency in number or quality of red blood cells |
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| Specialized protein that fights disease; also called immunoglobulin. |
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| A drug that prevents blood from clotting |
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| Any substance that can provoke an immune response |
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| Fluid (containing plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets)circulated throughout the arteries, veins, capillaries and heart |
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| Extraction of bone marrow, by means of a needle, for observation |
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| Injection of donor marrow into a patient whose diseased cells have been killed through radiation and chemotherapy |
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| Complete Blood Count - most common blood count for a number of reasons |
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| To separate parts of a liquid by spinning it at high speeds; blood can be centrifuged to separate plasma from blood cells |
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| changing of a liquid, especially blood, into a semi-solid |
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| Any disease with abnormal particles in the blood |
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| Disorder with abnormally low number of red blood cells |
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| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate - Test for rate at which red blood cells fall through plasma |
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| Hormone released by the kidneys to stimulate red blood cell production |
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| Protein in plasma that aids in clotting |
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| Any of a family of proteins in blood plasma -OR- very scary Halloween monsters! oh, wait, forget it, that's GOBLINS. . . .nevermind. . . |
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| Leukocyte with granular cytoplasm |
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| Hematocrit - Measure of red blood cells in a blood sample |
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| Hereditary condition with excessive iron buildup in the blood |
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| Protein in red blood cells essential to the transport of oxygen |
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| destruction of red blood cells |
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| hereditary disorder with lack of clotting factor in the blood |
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| substance in blood that prevents clotting |
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| Hemoglobin - protein in red blood cells essential to the transport of oxygen |
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| substance released by basophils and eosinophils: involved in allergic reactions |
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| general term for a number of disorders with excessive white blood cells in the bloodstream and bone marrow |
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| condition with a low number of blood components |
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| insertion of a needle into a vein, usually for the purpose of extracting a blood sample |
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| liquid portion of unclotted blood |
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| thrombocyte; part of a megakaryocyte that initiates clotting |
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| platelet count - test for a number of thrombocytes in a blood sample |
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| disorder with irregularly shaped red blood cells |
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| type of plasma protein that aids in clotting |
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| prothrombin time - test for ability of blood to coagulate |
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| partial thromboplastin time - test for ability of blood to coagulate |
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| condition with multiple tiny hemorrhages under the skin |
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| red blood cell - one of the solid parts of blood formed from stem cells and having hemoglobin within; erythrocyte |
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| type of antigen in blood that can cause a transfusion reaction |
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| lacking Rh factor on surface of blood cells |
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| having Rh factor on surface of blood cells |
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| is the science that deals with the properties of serum |
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| the liquid left after blood has clotted |
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| sickle shaped red blood cells that deliver less oxygen |
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| sedimentation rate - test for rate at which red blood cells fall through plasma |
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| platelet; cell fragment that produces thrombin |
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| bleeding condition with insufficient production of platelets |
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| insertion of a needle into a vein, usually for the purpose of extracting a blood sample |
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| White Blood Cell - one of the solid parts of blood from stem cells that plays a role in defense against disease; leukocyte |
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| measure of the percentage of red blood cells in a blood sample |
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| 1)Plasma 2)Red Blood Cells 3) white blood cells 4)platelets 5)serum |
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| The average number of red blood cells in a cubic millimeter of blood for adult females |
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| The average number of red blood cells in a cubic millimeter of blood for an adult male |
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| Neutrophils, over 50%, remove unwanted particles Eosinophils, under 3%, kills parasites and controls inflammation; basophils, under 1%, release heparin and histamine |
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| Main groups of plasma protein |
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| 1)Albumin 2)Globulin 3)Fibrinogen 4)Prothrombin |
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| Two types of agranulocytes |
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| 1) lymphocytes - 25-33% - important to immune system 2) monocytes - 3-9% - destroy large unwanted particles |
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