Blood and Respiratory System Flashcards

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A fluid connective tissue made of living blood cells floating in nonliving plasma that transports a variety of substances critical for maintaining homeostasis

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Blood

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The nonliving fluid component of blood; mainly water with dissolved substances like plasma proteins

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Plasma

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White blood cells; help our body recognize and fight off foreign substances

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Leukocytes

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Platelets; cell fragments that help stop bleeding when a blood vessel is damaged

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Thrombocytes

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Red blood cells; carry O2 and CO2 between lungs and rest of body

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Erythrocytes

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The protein that contains Fe+2 which readily binds to O2, and thus can carry it

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Hemoglobin

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Blood cell formation

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Hematopoiesis

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EPO; the hormone that regulates the formation and destruction of red blood cells

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Erythropoietin

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The fast and localized process the body uses to stop bleeding

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Hemostasis

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Anything that the body perceives as foreign that activates an immune response; Glycoprotein and glycolipids markers/tags on our cells

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Antigens