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Chapter 17
Blood
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Physiology
Undergraduate 2
02/04/2014

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Term
Granulocytes
Definition
multi-lobed nuclei, granules in cytoplasm

Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils
Term
Agranulocytes
Definition
More abundant in lymphoid tissue than in blood. They contain no
granules in their cytoplasm, and their nuclei are less abnormal in shape

Monocytes, Lymphocytes
Term
Type A
Definition
Has A antigen on RBC and anit-B antibody in plasma
Term
Type B
Definition
Has B antigen on RBC and anti-A antibody in plasma
Term
Type AB
Definition
Has A and B antigen on RBC and no antibodies in plasma
Term
Type O
Definition
Has neither antigen on RBC and both antibodies in plasma
Term
Anemia
Definition
a reduction of the delivery of O2 to tissues caused either by having too
few RBC or not enough hemoglobin in the circulating blood
Term
Polycythemia
Definition
an abnormally high density of RBC, can lead to overexertion of the heart and vessel clogging.
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