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| transports oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| the percentage of red blood cells with in a blood sample, and is usually about 45% |
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| are biconcave disks thin near the center. Its shape helpful in transporting gases because it increases the surface area. the cell membrane is also close to the hemoglobin the mature cells do not have nuclei, allowing more space for hemoglobin. they cant synthesize proteins or divide bc they lack nuclei. |
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| the oxygen carrying protein in rbcs and contains iron |
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| a person deprived of oxygen for a long period of time |
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| the name give to RBC formation, occurs in the yolk sac, liver, spleen, and the red bone marrow from birth on |
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| the hormone that controls the rate of RBC production. two organs release the hormone- liver and kidneys, using a negative feedback system |
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| small intestine absorbs necessary __________ |
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| blood transports nutrients to ______ _______ _______ |
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| RBC'S are produced from ________________ |
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| mature RBCS released into blood stream and ______________________ |
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| _________ destroy old/ damaged RBC'S in spleen/ liver |
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| hemoglobin is released from these rbcs and ______ |
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| iron from the heme may go to the red bone marrow for ________________ |
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| the iron is stored in the liver where it is |
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| which are excreted in the bile |
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| which are excreated in the bile |
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| to few RBCS or hemoglobin the person affected may look pale and lack energy |
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| is to destroy pathogenic microorganisms and parasites and remove worn out cells |
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phagocytize small particles about 1/2 of wbc
largest number 50% |
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| kills parasites controls inflammation and allergic rxn's 1-3% of wbc |
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| release heparin (prevents intravascular blood clot formation) and histamines ( increases blood flow to injured tissues) less than 1% |
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| phagocytize large particles (10% of b,c are these) |
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| provides immunity ( about 30% of wbcs) |
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| important bc the # may change in response abnormal conditions such as infection |
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| excessive wbc count indicating acute infection such as appendicitis |
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| low wbc count below 5000 which may accompany infections such as typhoid fever, flu, measles, mumps, chicken pox, aids, polio, leukymia |
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| to clot blood, they can live about 10 days |
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| they arise from very large cells in the red bone marrow |
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| to help control, blood loss from broken blood vessels. made from stem cells |
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| a clear, straw colored liquid that makes up about 55% of the blood volume, it is made of water, amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, hormones, electrolytes, waste made up of 90% of water |
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| to transport nutrients, gases, vitamins, help regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, maintain pH |
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| when the smooth muscle of a blood vessel contracts to lessen blood flow when there is a cut |
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1. break in vessel
2. blood escapes
3.platelets stick to each other the end of the broken vessel and to the exposed collagen
4. plug of platelets is formed to control blood loss |
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| when the blood clots due to a broken blood vessel |
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| are biochemicals that either promote or inhibit coagulation |
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| a blood clot that has formed abnormally in a blood vessel |
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| when the clot dislodges and is carried off by the blood flow it may then lodge itself again and block blood flow |
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| the clumping of rbcs following a transfusion which leads to anxiety difficulty breathing flushing headache pain and even death |
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| are molecules found on the surfavce of rbcs which stimulate antibody production before birth |
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| are amino acid chains produced by the immune system to destroy foreign particles |
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| that fragment releasing small sections of cytoplasm into circulation |
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| agglutination occurs the antibody/antigen complex is too large to enter the bodys cells and phagocytes then engulf the clumped together |
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| antigen a and b. antibody A or B |
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| no antigens , antibody a and b |
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| an antibody of one type will react with an antigen of the same type and clump the rbcs |
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| sometimes called the universal recipient because __ blood lock both antibodies a and b, and can usually be transfused into a person of any type of blood |
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| sometimes called universal donor because _ blood lacks antigens a and b and therefore and can usually be transfused into a person of any blood type |
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| blood that is ___ positive has antigen d |
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| antigen is an inherited trait and does not appear spontaneously as do a and b antigens |
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| people can recieve both rh- and rh+ |
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| are the smallest of the plasma proteins yet account for about 60% of these proteins by weight |
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| which make up about 36% of the plasma proteins can be further subdivied into alpha, bet, gamma globulins |
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| which constitutes about 4% of the plasma proteins funciton in blood coagulation. are the largest of the plasma proteins |
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