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Blood and Lymphatic System

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Plasma   waste products in liquid part of blood: uric acid, creatine, BUN  
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Phils   granulecytes  
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Hematocrit   amount of RBC comparing to whole blood  
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Thrombocyte   7-10 days  
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Lymphocytes:   T cells, B cells, NK cells  
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AIDS:   T cells count is high  
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Blymphocyte   produce antibodies and don't fight by self  
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Macrophages   WBC: big swallower  
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Blood mainly produced in:   bone marrow  
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RBC   iron pigment inside (hemoglobin) go to liver and form bilirubin (break down of red blood cells) (Hemoglobin)  
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Plasma   55% of blood count; 45% cells  
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Platelets are not present   in lymph  
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Allergen   cause allergies in the body  
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Neutrophils life span:   About 4 days  
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Eosinophils life span:   3-6 days  
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Basophils life span:   10-12 days  
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Lymphocytes life span:   long-lived survive for years; short-lived survive hours/days/weeks  
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Monocytes life span:   100 days or more  
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Red Tube:   Additive: none; serum testing; blood clots and serum separated by centifugation  
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Red/Gray (Marbled)   SST with clot activator; CMP, BMP, electrolytes, cholesterol  
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Purple Tube:   EDTA - removes calcium to prevent clotting; hematology testing, CBC, Hct, WBC, RBC; full draw required  
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Lymphatic System:   transports, protects, absorption  
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Red Blood Cells:   erhthrocytes, platelets or thrombocytes  
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Agranulocyte   type of white blood cell with a clear cytoplasm  
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Antibodies   proteins that defend the body against infection  
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Antigen   foreign substance which prevents blood from clotting of antibodies  
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Capillaries   tiny blood vessels which connect arterioles and venules  
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Centrifuge   an instrument used to separate blood into its liquid and solid components  
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Dehydration   loss of body water which can become life threatening if not corrected  
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Electrolytes   ionized salts in the blood, such as Na, K, and Cl  
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Erythrocytes   RBC - red blood cells  
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Granulocytes   type of white blood cell in which the cytoplasm contains granules  
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Hemacytometer   instrument used to count red and white blood cells  
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Hematology   Study of blood and blood-forming tissues  
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Hematoma   collection of blood underneath the skin, for example a bruise  
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Hemoglobin   carries oxygen and an iron containing pigment which gives RBC its color  
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Leukemia   cancerous condition with elevated numbers of white blood cells  
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Leukocytes   WBC: white blood cell  
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Phagocytosis   process in which white blood cells ingest and digest foreign material  
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Phlebotomy   blood collection using the venipuncture method  
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Plasma   liquid portion of blood, contains fibrinogen  
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Platelets   a cell which aids in the blood clotting process, for example a thrombocyte  
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Polycythemia   a condition where there are too many red blood cells in the blood  
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Reticulocyte   an immature red blood cell containing a nucleus. Red blood cells containing granules or filaments  
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Serum   liquid portion of blood which contains no fibrinogen  
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Venipuncture   the process of withdrawing blood from a vein  
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