Term
Lysis of blood clots is the function of the ____________. __________, a proteolytic enzyme, splits fibrin and fibrinogen into fibrin degradation products that dissolve the
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Definition
| fibrinolytic system; Plasmin |
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Term
| Hematopoiesis involves two stages: __________ and __________, or maturation. Each type of blood cell has parent cells called __________. |
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Definition
| proliferation; differentiation; stem cells |
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Term
| Hematopoiesis, or blood cell production, occurs in the _______and _________ of the fetus and in the ___________ after birth. |
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Definition
| liver; spleen; bone marrow |
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Term
| The _________ is the largest lymphoid organ and functions as the site of fetal hematopoiesis, filters and cleanses the blood, and acts as a reservoir for lymphocytes and other blood cells. |
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