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system made up of the heart, blood vessels, and the blood they contain
cardiovascular system
another name for the cardiovascular system
circulatory system
carries blood away from the heart
arteries
carries blood back to the heart
veins
microscopic vessels linking arteries and veins
capillaries
a thick fluid containing many solid particles
blood
plasma makes up about ___% of the total blood volume
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the straw-colored liquid part of the blood that is partly water and contains various dissolved substances
plasma
three basic categories of blood proteins:
albumin
globulins
fibrinogen
the most plentiful of the blood proteins which is manufactured in the liver and helps regulate the amount of water in the blood
albumin
category of blood proteins, made in the liver and lymph tissue, that help transport fats throughout the body and help fight infections
globlins
disease-fighting proteins produced by white blood cells
antibodies
type of globulin that includes antibodies
gamma globulins
blood protein, made in the liver, that helps the clotting of blood
fibrinogen
blood pressure falls to a critical low due to a loss on blood or plasma
circulatory shock
scientific name for red blood cells
erythrocytes
a special iron-containing blood protein that binds easily to oxygen and gives blood its characteristic red color
hemoglobin
each hemoglobin molecule contains four of these groups
heme groups
a disorder resulting from too little oxygen being transported to body cells
anemia
unique disease of the erythrocytes caused by a genetic defect in the hemoglobin molecules that makes them clump together into elongated crystals under certain conditions
sickle cell anemia
where all blood cells are produced
red bone marrow
special cells from which blood cells originate that can produce any of the different types of blood cells
stem cells
erythrocytes are replaced ____________ at a rate of over 2 million each second
constantly
hormone released by the kidneys when oxygen levels in the blood drop
erythropoietin
where surplus red blood cells are stored until needed
spleen
another name for white blood cells
leukocytes
a form of cancer in which white blood cells are produced in uncontrolled numbers
leukemia
tiny disk-shaped cell fragments produced in the bone marrow to serve as patch kits
platelets
process used to seal a break where bleeding is occuring
clotting
forms where a blood clot is on the surface of the skin
scab
results in the partial or complete inability to form blood clots
hemophilia
protein or carbohydrate molecules that act as identification tags
antigens
a transfer of someone else’s blood into your body
blood transfusion
clumped together
agglutinated
group including two antigens named A and B
abo blood group
people with type o blood
universal donors
blood group named after the rhesus monkey
rh blood group
most important antigen of the rh blood group
rh factor
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