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Ch 9: Cardiovascular System - Blood

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Definition
Agglutination   An immune response in which antibodies clump cells with specific antigens  
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Clotting factor   An inactive chemical in the blood that, when activated, promotes a reaction cascade to form a clot  
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Coagulation   Blood clotting; the third step in hemostasis  
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Erythrocyte   Red blood cell  
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Erythropoietin (EPO)   Chemical produced by the kidneys to stimulate red blood cell production when the oxygen blood level is low  
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Fibrin   A solid protein fiber necessary for blood clot formation  
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Fibrinogen   Protein dissolved in plasma that is the precursor to fibrin  
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Formed elements   The cells and cell parts found in blood  
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Granulocyte   Any of 3 types of leukocytes containing small granules that differ in color when stained (neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils)  
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Hematocrit   A test that measures the percentage of erythrocytes to whole blood  
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Hemocytoblast   A starting cell for the production of all the formed elements; stem cell  
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Hemoglobin   A red, complex protein that is made of four chains of amino acids found in red blood cells and that functions to carry oxygen  
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Hemopoiesis   Blood production (hemo-blood, poiesis-make)  
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Hemostasis   3 step process (vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, and coagulation) that stop bleeding  
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Leukocyte   White blood cell 5 types (neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes, lymphocytes)  
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Lymphoid   Type of hemopoiesis that produces lymphocytes in lymphoid tissues outside the red bone marrow  
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Myeloid   Type of hemopoiesis that produces all the formed elements in the red bone marrow  
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Pluripotent   The ability to become cells of differing types. (Ex: hemocytoblast can become any one of eight different formed elements)  
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Serum   Plasma with the fibrinogen and clotting factors removed  
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Thrombocyte   One type of formed element of the blood; commonly called platelet  
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