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| Blood is considered a __________ ______. |
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| Blood contains _____, ______, ___. |
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- a liquid ground substance (called plasma)
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| Whole blood can be separeted into two components: |
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A blood machine is called a __________. |
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| Blood is withdrawn from a vein and collected in a __________ ____. |
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| A centrifuge tube is placed into the centrifuge, which then _____ it in a circular motion for several minutes. |
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| Rotation movement _________ the blood into liquid and cellular components. |
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| Three componenets of blood are ____________, _____ ____, and ______. |
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- Erythrocytes (or red blood cells)
- Buffy coat
- Plasma
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| Erythrocytes form the ______ _____ of the centrifuged blood. |
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| Erythrocytes typically make up about ___ of a blood sample. |
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| Buffy coat makes up the ______ layer. |
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| Buffy coat is a thin, slightly gray-white layer composed of cells called __________ (or white blood cells) and cell fragments called _________. |
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| The buffy coat forms less than __ of a blood sample. |
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| Plasma is a straw-colored liquid that rises to the ___. |
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| Plasma generally makes up about ___ of blood. |
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| Erythrocytes and the components of the buffy coat are called the ______ ________. |
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| Erythrocytes and the components of the buffy coat are ___ "cells," merely ____ ____ ___ ____ _ ____ ____. |
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- not
- fragments broken off from a larger cell.
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| Formed elements and the liquid plasma compose ______ blood. |
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| The three functions of blood are _____, ____, _______. |
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- Transportation
- regulation
- protection
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| ____________ carry ______ from the lungs to the body cells and then transport ____ ____ from the cells back to the lungs for expulsion from the body. |
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- erythrocytes
- oxygen
- carbon dioxide
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| _____ ______ transports _________ that have been absorbed from the GI tract. |
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| Blood plasma transports ________ secreted by the endocrine organs to their target cells. |
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| Plasma carries ______ ________ from the cells to organs such a sthe kidneys, where these waste products are removed. |
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