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longitudinal cut that divides body into anterior and posterior portions
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what are the characteristics of
1 2 coronal section (frontal)
blood
3 eosinophil characteristics 4 RBC characteristics
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*connective tissue with a liquid matrix that
transports oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the
what are the
body
characteristics of blood
*made up of liquid part (plasma) and formed
elements (blood cells and the platelets)
, what are formed blood cells (WBC and RBC) and platelets
elements
*55% is plasma (electrolytes, water, proteins)
what are the major
*45% is RBC
components of blood?
*WBC and platelets are <1%
*vitamin K
what is needed for *fibrin
clotting *platelets
*calcium ions
*aka erythrocytes
*biconcave disc shape
RBC characteristics *1/3 hemoglobin
*lack nuclei and mitochondria
*can't divide
High count of RBC can infection
infer what is happening?
anemia-> a condition in which the O2-carryinc
low count of RBC can
capacity of the blood is reduced, due to deficiency
infer what?
of RBC or hemoglobin
anemia lack of a normal number of red blood cells
which vitamins are *vitamin B12
necessary for RBC *iron
production? *hemoglobin
*granular cytoplasm and has short life span
*neutrophils
granulocytes
*eosinophils
*basophils
*no noticeable granules
agranulocytes *lymphocytes
*monocytes
*granulocyte
*most abundant
neutrophil characteristics *fights bacterial infections
*strong phagocytes
*light purple