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Structures and Function of the Hematologic System
Pathophysiology chapter 19 LCC
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
02/16/2016

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Lysis of blood clots is the function of the ____________. __________, a proteolytic enzyme, splits fibrin and fibrinogen into fibrin degradation products that dissolve the
clot.
Definition
fibrinolytic system; Plasmin
Term
Hematopoiesis involves two stages: __________ and __________, or maturation. Each type of blood cell has parent cells called __________.
Definition
proliferation; differentiation; stem cells
Term
Hematopoiesis, or blood cell production, occurs in the _______and _________ of the fetus and in the ___________ after birth.
Definition
liver; spleen; bone marrow
Term
The _________ is the largest lymphoid organ and functions as the site of fetal hematopoiesis, filters and cleanses the blood, and acts as a reservoir for lymphocytes and other blood cells.
Definition
spleen
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