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| WHAT ARE THE THREE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD? |
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Definition
TRANSPORTATION
REGULATION
PROTECTION |
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| WHERE DOES BLOOD TRANSPORT O2? |
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Definition
| FROM THE LUNGS TO BODY CELLS |
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| WHERE DOES BLOOD TRANSPORT NUTRIENTS? |
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| FROM THE G.I TRACT TO BODY CELLS |
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| WHAT DOES BLOOD TRANSPORT AWAY FROM BODY CELLS? |
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Definition
| HEAT AND WAST PRODUCTS (CO2) |
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Term
| HOW DOES BLOOD REGULATE PH? |
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Definition
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| HOW DOES BLOOD REGULATE BODY TEMPERATURE? |
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Definition
| THROUGH HEAT-ABSORBING COOLANT PROPERTIES OF ITS WATER CONTENT. |
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| HOW DOES BLOOD REGULATE OSMOTIC PRESSURE? |
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Definition
| THROUGH IONS AND PROTEINS |
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| HOW DOES BLOOD PROTECT AGAINS BLOOD LOSS? |
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| HOW DOES BLOOD PROTECT AGAINST MICROBES? |
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Definition
| WITH WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND PLASMA PROTEINS. |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE OF BLOOD? |
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Definition
| 100.4 (F) SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN BODY TEMP. |
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Term
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Definition
| 7.4 WITH A RANGE OF 7.35-7.45. ALKALINE |
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Term
| WHAT PERCENT OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT IS BLOOD? |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF VISCOSITY? |
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Definition
| THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY THAT IS RELATED TO THE EASE WITH WHICH MOLECUES OF A LIQUID FLOW PAST ONE ANOTHER. |
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Term
| THE GREATER THE VISCOSITY = |
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Definition
| THE GREATER THE RESISTANCE TO FLOW. |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE VISCOSITY LEVEL OF BLOOD? |
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Definition
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Term
| AS THE VISCOSITY OF BLOOD INCREASES WILL BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASE OR DECREASE? |
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| WHAT IS BLOOD COMPOSED OF IN PERCENTAGES? |
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Definition
| 55% PLASMA AND 45% FORMED ELEMENTS |
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Term
| WHAT IS PLASMA COMPOSED OF IN PERCENTAGES? |
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Definition
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Term
| WHAT ARE PRINCIPLE SOLUTES? |
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Definition
| ALBUMINS, GLOBULINS, FIBRINOGEN, NUTRIENTS, ENZYMES, HORMONES, RESPIRATORY GASSES, ELECTROLYTES AND WASTE PRODUCTS |
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Term
| WHAT DO FORMED ELEMENTS INCLUDE? |
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Definition
| ERYTHROCYTES (RED BC), LEUKOCYTES (WHITE BC), AND THROMBOCYTES (PLATELETS) |
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Term
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Definition
| THE PROCESS BY WHICH FORMED ELEMENTS OF BLOOD DEVELOPS. |
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| HOW MANY RED BLOOD CELLS ARE THERE IN EACH MM3? |
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Definition
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| HOW MANY WHITE BLOOD CELLS ARE THERE IN EACH MM3? |
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Definition
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| HOW MANY PLATELETS ARE THERE IN EACH MM3? |
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Definition
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| WHAT PERCENTAGE OF RED BOOD CELLS ARE THE FORMED ELEMENTS OF THE BLOOD? |
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Definition
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Term
| WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF RBC? |
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Definition
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Term
| DOES THE REC BLOOD CELL CONTAIN A NUCLEUS? |
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Definition
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Term
| WHAT IS THE LIFE SPAN OF A RED BLOOD CELL? |
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Definition
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Term
| HOW MANY HEMOGLOBIN MOLECULES DOES EACH RED BLOOD CELL CONTAIN? |
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Definition
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Term
| DOES A MALE OR FEMALE HAVE MORE RED BLOOD CELLS? |
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Definition
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Term
| WHAT DOES HEMOGLOBIN CONSIST OF? |
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Definition
| PROTEIN(GLOBIN) AND 4 NONPROTEIN PIGMENTS CALLED HEMES(EACH CAPABLE OF COMBINING WITH ONE O2 MOLECULE). |
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Term
| THE RED BLOOD CELL COUNT IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE BLOOD'S WHAT? |
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Definition
| OXYGEN-CARRYING CAPACITY (ANY CHANGES IN COUNT MAY BE SIGNIFICANT) |
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Term
| WHAT CAUSES RED BLOOD CELL COUNT TO INCREASE? |
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Definition
| EXERCISE, LARGE MEALS, OR INCREASE IN ALTITUDE. |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PRODUCTION RATE OF RED BLOOD CELLS? |
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Term
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| HEMOGLOBIN COMBINED WITH OXYGEN |
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| WHAT COLOR IS OXYHEMOGLOBIN? |
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| WHAT COLOR IS DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| BLUISH COLOR OF THE SKIN DUE TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY IN TISSUES |
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Term
| WHAT ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE CYANOSIS? |
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Definition
LOW TEMPERATURE (SUPERFICIAL BLOOD VESSELS CONSTRICT
VERY HIGH ALTITUDES
ANEMIA-LOWER THAN NORMAL NUMBER OF RBC OR QUANITY OF HEMOGLOBIN |
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Term
| WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR INDUCED ERYTHROCYTEMIA? |
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Definition
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Term
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| PROCRIT FROM KIDNEYS- RASISES RED BLOOD CELL COUNT. |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE GENERAL FUNCTION OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS? |
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Definition
| TO COMBAT INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION |
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Term
| DOES WHITE BLOOD CELLS CONTAIN A NUCLEOUS? |
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Definition
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| DOES WHITE BLOOD CELLS CONTAIN HEMOGLOBIN? |
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Definition
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Term
| BY WHAT RATION DOES RED BLOOD CELLS OUT NUMBER WHITE BLOOD CELLS? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS. (ABOVE 10,000) |
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Term
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Definition
| THE DECREASE IN NUMBER OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS. (BELOW 5,000) |
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Term
| WHAT IS POSITIVE CHEMOTAXIS? |
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Definition
| ATTRACTION OF PHAGOCYTES TO AN INJURED AREA. |
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