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Ch. 17-Blood

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blood is powered by the action of what organ?   the heart  
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4 functions of blood   1) carries respiratory gases, 2) carries nutrients, 3) carries hormones, 4) regulates body temperature  
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blood volume for males (in liters)   5-6 liters  
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blood volume for females (in liters)   4-5 liters  
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pH of blood   7.35-7.45  
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viscosity of blood   3.3-5.5  
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temperature of blood   100.4 degrees F  
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the liquid portion of blood   plasma  
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plasma is about 90% ____   water  
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a primary plasma protein: controls osmotic pressure of the circulatory system   albumin  
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a primary plasma protein: transport antibodies   globulins  
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a primary plasma protein: blood clotting elements   fibrinogen  
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three formed elements in blood   white blood cells, red blood cells, thrombocytes  
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white blood cells are also known as   leukocytes  
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red blood cells are also known as   erythrocytes  
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thrombocytes are also known as   platelets  
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5 types of white blood cells, in order from most to least prevalent   neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils  
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this formed element is shaped like a biconcave disc   RBCs  
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this formed element doesn't have any mitochondria   RBCs  
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the most numerous of the formed elements   RBCs  
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this formed element has no organelles or nuclei   RBCs  
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RBC protein which carries oxygen   hemoglobin  
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formed element which protects the body from infectious microorganisms   WBCs  
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circulating leukocytes leave the capillaries   diapedesis  
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type of leukocyte which has a granular-appearing cytoplasm   granulocytes  
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type of leukocyte which does not have a granular cytoplasm   agranulocytes  
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three granulocytic WBCs   neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils  
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two agranulocytic WBCs   lymphocytes, monocytes  
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most numerous WBC which functions to destroy bacteria   neutrophils  
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WBC type which ends allergic reactions, attacks parasitic infections   eosinophils  
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WBC type which secretes histamines, and function in inflammation mediation-start the allergic reaction response and mediate the inflammation   basophils  
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most important cells of the immune system, act against a specific antigen (specific resistance)   lymphocytes  
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two main classes of lymphocytes   T cells, B cells  
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type of lymphocyte which attacks foreign cells directly   T cells  
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type of lymphocyte which multiplies to become plasma cells   B cells  
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the largest of the leukocytes (WBCs), transform into phagocytic macrophages   monocytes  
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formed element which function as clotting cells   thrombocytes  
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a clotting substance (associated with thrombocytes)   thrombin  
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an anti-clotting substance (associated with thrombocytes)   antiprothrombin  
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the process by which blood cells are formed   hematopoiesis  
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the site of blood cell formation   bone marrow  
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all blood cells arise from one cell type:   the blood stem cell  
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this stem cell type gives rise to lymphocytes   lymphoid stem cells  
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this stem cell type gives rise to all other blood cell types (excluding lymphocytes):   myeloid stem cells  
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