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chap 13
Question | Answer |
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thrombus | a blood clot |
dermatological | a product used to treat a skin condition |
integumentary system | the body covering skin hair and nails |
anions | negatively charged particles |
cations | positively charged particles |
dissociation | when a compound breaks down and separates into smaller components |
electrolytes | substances that in solution form ions that conduct an electrical current |
extracellular fluid | the fluid outside the bodys individual cells found in plasma and tissue |
interstitial fluid | tissue fluid |
intracellular fluid | cell fluid |
ions | electrically charged particles |
chyme | the semiliquid form of food as it enters the intestinal tract |
peristalsis | the wavelike motion of the intestines that moves food through them |
anemia | a decrease in hemoglobin, or red blood cells |
clotting factors | factors in the blood coagulation process |
fibrin | the fiber that serves as the structure for clot formation |
fibrinogen | Factor 1 |
hematopoientics | drugs used to treat anemia |
hemostatic drugs | drugs that prevent excessive bleeding |
endocrine system | a system of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream |