Circulation and Body Defense - The Blood
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- 5. plug platelets stick together and adhere to injury
- 8. maintains body pH / fluid balance / heat
- 10. carries nutrients and oxygen to cells / carries waste products away from tissues
- 11. can be administered to prevent blood clots
- 14. 55% of total volume of blood
- 15. condition when the mother may have antibodies which may attack and destroy RBC of fetus
- 16. white blood cells present which increase in allergic reaction
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- 1. cell fragments needed for blood clotting
- 2. can be administered to help blood clot
- 3. group of enzymes that participate in immunity
- 4. active in immunity, located in blood, tissues, and lymphatic system
- 6. biconcave, disc shaped, carry oxygen bound to hemoglobin
- 7. prevents circulating blood loss when vessel injured
- 9. needed for liver to make inactive enzymes to help blood clot
- 11. most abundant protein need to maintain osmotic pressure
- 12. engulf foreign matter by phagocytosis
- 13. most numerous white blood cell which increase in number with infection