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28 Cards in this Set
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What is the blood volume of an average size adult?
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5.5 Liters
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What determines whether blood is bright red or brick red?
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The amount of Oxygen in the blood
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It's name means "neutral-loving", a phagocyte
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Neutrophil
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granulocytes - 3 answers
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neutrophil, eosinophil and basophil
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also called a red blood cell
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erythrocyte
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agranulocytes - 2 answers
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lymphocytes and monocytes
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ancestral cell of platelets
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megakarocyte
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basophils, eosinophils, erythrocytes, lymphocytes, megakarocytes, monocytes and neutrophils are all examples of these...
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Formed Elements
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number rises during parasite infections
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eosinophil
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releases a vasodilator; the least abundant WBC
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basophil
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transports oxygen
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erythrocyte
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primarily water, noncellular; the fluid matrix of blood
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plasma
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phagocyte in chronic infections
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monocyte
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also called WBC's - 5 answers
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neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil, lymphocyte, monocyte
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List 3 classes of nutrients normally found in plasma:
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glucose, fatty acids, amino acids
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Name 2 gases found in plasma:
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Oxygen and CO2
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Name three ions found in blood:
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sodium, potassium and calcium
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Describe the consistency of plasma
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relatively thick, slippery and straw color
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What is average life span of a red blood cell?
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100-120 days
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How does the red blood cells anucleate condition affect their life span?
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It makes them unable to reproduce
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Abnormal increase in the # of WBC's is what condition?
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leukocytosis
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Abnormal increase in the # of RBC's is what condition?
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polycythemia
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The condition of too few RBC's or of RBC's with hemoglobin deficiencies??
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anemia
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The abnormal decrease in the # of WBC's is called
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leukopenia
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Hematocrit is what?
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% of RBC to total blood volume
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What is normal range of RBC's in adult human?
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4.5 - 5.5 million per microliter
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What is normal range of WBC's in adult?
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5,000 - 10,000 per microliter
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What is the normal range of platelets in adult?
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250,000 - 500,000 per microliter
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