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Introduction to Hematology

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Blood circulation from the heart to the lungs where O2 is picked up by the blood and CO2 is relaesed is called Cardiopulmonary Circulation
Adult blood volume is approximately ______ Five liters
Thiick-walled, elastic, and muscular vessels are ______ Arteries
Blood has the function of __________ Regulating body temperature
A chemical that pervents blood coagulation is a(n) _________ Anticoagulant
A large blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissue is a(n) ______ Artery
A capillary is a minute blood vessel that connects the smallest arteries to the smallest ________ Veins
The hemoglobin formed when oxyhemoglobin releases oxygen to the tissues is __________ Deoxyhemoglobin
A condition in which the RBC count or hemoglobin level is decreased below normal is called _______ Anemia
An anticoagulant commonly used in hematology is ______ EDTA
The study of blood and blood-forming tissues is called ________ Hematology
The liquid portion of the blood in which the cellular elements are suspended is the _______ plasma
A white blood cell is also known as a(n) ________ Leukocyte
In adults, most blood cells are formed in the ________ Bone marrow
A leukocyte containing granules is ___________ Granulocyte
The major functional component of red blood cells is __________ Hemoglobin
The process of cell formation is Hemopoiesis
Involving unrestrained growth of leukocytes is __________ Leukemia
Blood vessel that carries blood fron the tissues to the heart is _____________ Vein
A formed element that plays an important role in blood coagulation is called a ____________ Platelet
Undifferentiated bone marrow cell that gives rise to blood cells is ____________ Hemopoietic stem cell
The form of hemoglobin that binds and transports oxygen is known as __________ Oxyhemoglobin
Blood cell that transports O2 to tissues and CO2 to the lungs is ____________ Erythrocyte
Source of platelets is ____________ Megakaryocyte
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