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| The blood is what percent plasma? |
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| The blood is what percent formed elements? |
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| What are the three types of Granulocytes? |
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| Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils |
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| What does a Neutrophil do? |
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| Digests and destroys harmful bacteria |
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| Which Leukocyte can travel from the blood vessels into the tissues? |
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| What is the process of traveling from a blood vessel into surrounding tissues called? |
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| Bacterial infections produce an inflammatory response which cause the release of chemicals from damaged cells that attract WBCs to the infection site. What is this process called? |
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| Which white blood cell serves the purpose of protecting against intestinal worms and aiding in allergic reactions? |
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| What percent of white blood cells are Eosinophils? |
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| What percent of white blood cells are neutrophils? |
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| Which white blood cell contains histamine and heparin in their granules? |
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| What are the two Agranulocytes of White Blood cells? |
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| Lymphocytes and Monocytes |
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| What percentage of WBCs are Lymphocytes? |
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| What are the two types of Lymphocytes? |
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| T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes |
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| What do T Lymphocytes do? |
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| They directly attack a infected or cancerous cell |
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| What do B Lymphocytes do? |
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| They produce antibodies against specific antigens |
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| What are B lymphocytes also called? |
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| They engulf and digest bacteria |
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| What is the formation of platelets called? |
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| Which cells create platelets? |
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| What is the condition of a mother's RH antibodies reacting with her fetus's Rh-positive cells? |
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| What percent of plasma is water? |
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| What percent of plasma is solutes? |
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| What are two classifications of Blood solutes? |
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| Electrolytes and nonelectrolytes |
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| What are the three main proteins in blood plasma? |
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| albumins, globulins, and clotting proteins, principally fibrinogen |
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| What are the four components critical to coagulation? |
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| Prothrombin, Fibrinogen, Fibrin and Thrombin |
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| Which leukocyte lacks cytoplasmic granules? |
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| Which leukocytes contain large cytoplasmic granules that stain? |
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| Which leukocyte appear brightly colored when stained and are generally larger than RBCs? |
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| What is the first step in blood clotting? |
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| Activating/ release of clotting factors |
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| Combines with Oxygen for cell respiration and carries iron |
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| Which vitamin in needed by the liver to synthesize various blood-clotting factors, including promthrobin? |
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| What is the hormone that controls the production of red blood cells? |
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| Which hormone creates vasodialation and starts the inflamation response? |
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| The process by which neutrophils are led to infected cites |
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| What are the protein molecules which send signals which communicate and stimulate the division of leukocytes? |
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| What is the inactive/ precursor to fibrin? |
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| What is the protein that breaks down the fibrin in blood clots? |
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| What is the precursor/ inactive form of thrombin? |
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| What is another word for antibody? |
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| Which hormone induces bone marrow to make blood platelets? |
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| What is a blood clot in a closed vessel called? |
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| Heme is broken down into which pigment, which is excreted into bile? |
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| What vitamin acts as an anticoagulant? |
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