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A&P Dr. Kelly: RBC, WBC, & others for unit I

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hemorrhagic anemia   anemia resulting directly from loss of blood  
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hemolytic anemia   decreased survival of mature erythrocytes and inability of bone marrow to compensate for the decreased life span  
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aplastic anemia   bone marrow suppression with replacement of the hematopoietic cells by fat  
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iron deficiency anemia   inadequate iron results in no hemoglobin synthesis  
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pernicious anemia   deficiency of V. B12 preventing stem cell division in bone marrow  
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thalassemia   inability to produce adequate amounts of normal protein subunits of hemoglobin  
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sickle cell anemia   mutation of amino acid sequence upon releasing bound O2 they sickle which can cause blockage  
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polycythemia   an increase in the total cell mass of the blood  
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leukopenia   reduction of the number of leukocytes in the blood  
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leukemia   cancers of blood forming tissues that circulate throughout the body 2 types: myeloid & lymphoid  
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infectious monomnucleosis   caused by the Epstein-Barr virus its primary symptoms of fatigue and lack of energy  
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thrombus   a stationary blood clot along the wall of a blood vessel  
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embolus   a mass of clotted blood or other material brought by the blood from one vessel and forced into a smaller one, obstructing the circulation  
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hemophilia   inherited reduced production of a single clotting factor which results in excessive bleeding  
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thrombocytopenia   An abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in circulatory blood.  
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pericarditis   inflammation of the pericardium makes heart work harder  
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cardiac tamponade   compression of the heart due to fluid accumulation in pericardial cavity restricting movement & could increase Heart rate  
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cardiac cells are connected by   desmosomes & gap junctions  
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Pericardial cavity   location: area between 2 spaces contains pericardial fluid - function = reduces friction  
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parietal pericardium   serous membrane that forms the outer wall of pericardial cavity & has dense fibrous layer; Tissue: areolar & mesothelium  
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visceral pericardium / epicardium   serous membrane covers the outer layer of heart  
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fossa ovalis   depression in septum, fetal remnant in right atrium  
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