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Blood
Chapter 12
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/30/2017

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Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Definition
Mother is Rh- and baby is Rh+ .causes the mother’s red blood cells attack those of the baby as they would any foreign invaders.
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Erythrocytes
Definition
Red Blood Cells
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Leukocytes
Definition
White Blood Cells
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Thrombocytes
Definition
Platelets
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Plasma
Definition
55% of liquid in RBC
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Erythropoietin
Definition
hormone released from kidney and liver to stimulate red cell production in bone marrow
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iron, B12, and Folic acid
Definition
necessary for RBC production
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Blood type A
Definition
has B antibody
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Blood type B
Definition
has A antibody
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Blood type AB
Definition
has neither A or B antibody
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Blood type O
Definition
has both A and B Antibody and no antigen
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Thrombus
Definition
abnormal blood clot in a vessel without trauma
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Embolus
Definition
blood clot that is carried by blood vessels to another part of the body
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Phagocytosis
Definition
some white cells "eat" foreign objects and dead cells
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Hemostasis
Definition
stopping blood flow
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