Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function (8th Edition)
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If a person weighs 68 kg (150 lb), their blood ... more
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Diseases that negatively impact the liver will ... more
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Blood transports gases and nutrients. The ... more
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Formed elements and plasma. ; Blood contains an ... more
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The major plasma proteins are globulins, albumin, ... more
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Viscosity is the thickness of blood. This property... more
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Hemopoiesis involves the creation of the formed ... more
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Nucleus ; Formed elements include erythrocytes, ... more
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If a person is dehydrated, they have less fluid ... more
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Erythrocytes are generally smaller than leukocytes... more
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Hemoglobin functions in gas transport. Hemoglobin ... more
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Hems in a blood samplatocrit is the percentage of ... more
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The process of the creation of erythrocytes is ... more
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Erythropoietin (EPO) stimulates the production of ... more
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When an erythrocyte is broken down, the plasma ... more
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Types of anemia include insufficient hemoglobin ... more
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The shape of the red blood cell is known as a ... more
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Hemoglobin resembles the quaternary structure of a... more
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If the N-acetylgalactosamine was removed from the ... more
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An infant with hemolytic disease of the newborn (... more
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Antibodies are proteins in blood plasma. Antigens ... more
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People with type O blood have no antigens, and ... more
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The causes of hemolytic disease of the newborn (... more
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Blood types other than ABO and Rh exist. These ... more
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Red blood cells lack organelles, including a ... more
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Leukocytes have a function in immunity. ; While ... more
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The following leukocytes are listed from most ... more
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Leukopoiesis and erythropoiesis both begin with ... more
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A low white blood cell count can occur secondary ... more
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Granulocytes like neutrophils, basophils, and ... more
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“Myelo-” means bone marrow, which is the site of ... more
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The excessive amount of leukocytes present in ... more
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Aspirin prevents the formation of thrombin. ... more
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Vascular spasmPlatelet plug formationCoagulation... more
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The intrinsic pathway uses clotting factors that ... more
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Blood clotting is a process that helps to maintain... more
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Undamaged vessels use platelet repulsion, dilution... more
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The common source of a pulmonary embolism is the ... more
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A platelet plug is a group of platelets that ... more
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Hemophilia C will affect the intrinsic mechanism... more
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During signal amplification in hormones, one ... more
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The use of leeches in medical treatment previously... more
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Albumin is the most abundant plasma protein. ; ... more
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Sodium ions are found in serum, as well as plasma... more
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Folic acid deficiency can cause nutritional anemia... more
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Blood type is a codominant trait. Alleles are a ... more
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Platelet plug formation is the second part of ... more
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Albumin is a plasma protein that maintains the ... more
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Monocytes are agranulocytes. ; Lymphocytes are ... more
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Gastroferrin is released by the stomach. This ... more
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Hypoxemia is a condition in which blood-oxygen ... more
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Thromboplastin is a clotting factor that is part ... more
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hemopoiesis ; Hemopoiesis is the process in which... more
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hematocrit or packed cell volume ; Blood contains ... more
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thromboplastin ; When an injury occurs, the ... more
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agglutinogens ; Agglutinogens are antigens on the ... more
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hemophilia ; Hemophilia is a genetic condition in ... more
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hemostasis ; Hemostasis is a multistep process ... more
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Sickle-cell disease ; Sickle-cell disease is a ... more
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polycythemia ; A condition in which the number of ... more
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Vitamin B12 ; Intrinsic factor must be present in ... more
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erythropoietin ; Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone... more
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Without. A term that uses this element is ... more
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Bud or producer. The anatomical term osteoblast ... more
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Red. The term erythrocyte utilizes this word ... more
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Glue, or stick together. A derivative of this ... more
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Blood. This prefix is used in the term hemoglobin... more
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White. Leukocyte is an anatomical term that ... more
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Few, or deficiency. The medical term leukopenia ... more
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Vein. The medical term phlebitis contains this ... more
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Forming. Erythropoiesis is an anatomical term that... more
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Blood clot. The medical term thrombus contains ... more
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Plasma makes up most of the volume of blood. ; ... more
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Increased levels of protein in the blood will lead... more
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Anemia develops because of abnormally low numbers ... more
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Clotting and coagulation are synonyms for the same... more
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A father with A+ blood can be the father of an O- ... more
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Neutrophils are the most common type of white ... more
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Calcium ions act as a cofactor at various steps ... more
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All formed elements are derived from hematopoietic... more
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Heme is excreted, and globin is broken into ... more
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Leukemia is a cancer that is characterized by an ... more
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During lung cancer, structural changes to the lung... more
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone that stimulates ... more
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Factors that may cause anemia in this case include... more
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Coagulation involves the formation of a blood clot... more
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Prothrombin is present in lower amounts than ... more