Blood
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- 4. Autoimmune condition where the immune system destroys cells producing intrinsic factor, impairing vitamin B12 absorption - Page 639
- 5. Important solutes in plasma that help maintain osmotic pressure and pH balance - Page 634
- 8. Plasma protein that contributes to osmotic pressure and functions as a carrier molecule - Page 634
- 9. Genetic disorder causing red blood cells to become crescent-shaped under low-oxygen conditions, leading to pain and complications - Page 640
- 10. Immature red blood cells that develop into mature erythrocytes - Page 637
- 12. Condition of having an excess of red blood cells, increasing blood viscosity - Page 641
- 14. Protein in red blood cells that binds and transports respiratory gases - Page 635
- 16. Red blood cells responsible for oxygen and carbon dioxide transport - Page 635
- 17. Anemia due to destruction or inhibition of red marrow, leading to decreased production of all blood cells - Page 639
- 18. Hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells in response to hypoxia - Page 638
- 19. Plasma protein that forms fibrin threads during blood clotting - Page 634
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- 1. Plasma proteins divided into alpha, beta, and gamma globulins with various transport and immune functions - Page 634
- 2. Type of anemia caused by blood loss; can be acute or chronic - Page 639
- 3. Anemia resulting from a lack of iron needed for hemoglobin synthesis - Page 639
- 4. Composition and functions of plasma, including the importance of albumin, globulins, fibrinogen, and other solutes - Page 634
- 6. Anemia resulting from inadequate production of erythropoietin due to kidney disease - Page 639
- 7. Condition characterized by low blood oxygen-carrying capacity, leading to fatigue and pallor - Page 639
- 11. The process of red blood cell formation - Page 637
- 13. Anemia caused by premature destruction of red blood cells - Page 639
- 15. Genetic disorder where one of the globin chains in hemoglobin is faulty or absent, leading to fragile red blood cells - Page 640