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| The circulating fluid of the body |
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| An internal transport network |
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| A abnormal mass within the blood stream |
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| Provide the basic framework for a blood clot |
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| The process by which a clot is gradually dissolved. |
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| the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by cellular elements |
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| Account for over 95% of an RBC's intracellular proteins; responsible for the cell's ability to transport |
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| the production process of formed elements |
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| the process that halts bleeding, prevents the loss of blood thru the walls of damaged vessels. |
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| The less numerous white blood cells with function as part of the body's defense mechanisms. |
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| contains dissolved proteins rather than the network of insoluble fibers like those in loose connective tissue or cartilage |
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| small, membrane-enclosed packets of cytoplasm that contain enzymes and factors important to blood clotting |
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| the fluid left after the clotting proteins are removed |
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| the puncturing of a vein for any purpose, including the withdrawal of blood or the administration of medication |
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