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Nursing-Blood
| Erythrocytes: Red Blood Cell | The most abundant cells in blood; * produced by bone marrow * contain a protein called hemoglobin that carries oxygen * 6-8 microns in diameter * 1.5-1.8 microns thickness * biconcave disk * produces 2.5 million per second * 120 days life span |
| Leukocytes: | White Blood Cell * Part of the immune system |
| Plasma: | yellowish liquid * contains electrolytes, nutrients, hormones, clotting factors, proteins, and antibodies |
| Platelets: | Thrombocytes * clotting factors * Stick together = coagulation to seal a wound * prevent a loss of blood. |
| 4-6 | ________ liters of blood in the average adult human |
| proteins on the surface | ________ determine a person's blood type |
| antigens | ________ name given to proteins on the surface of the cell. |
| antibodies | ________ are produced to recognize antigens that you do not produce. |
| Agglutination | __________ is foreign blood that clumps and clots |
| Rh Factor | __________ a.k.a the "D antigen". Gives a + or - symbol to your blood type |
| hemoglobin | What protein do red blood cells contain that helps transport oxygen? |
| "universal donors" | ___________People with blood group O- are called? |
| "universal receivers." | ___________people with blood group AB+ are called what? |