Blood, Lymphatic & Cardiovascular System

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Hemoglobin

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iron-rich molecules in red blood cells

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Platelets

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small, irregularly shaped pieces of cells that plug wounds and stop bleeding

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What is plasma?

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yellowish, liquid part of blood

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What is the Rh factor?

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protein on red blood cells that helps determine a person’s blood type

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What is a lymph?

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tissue fluid absorbed by the lymph vessels

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What is a lymph node?

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small, spongy structure that filters particles from lymph

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What does the spleen do?

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Organ that recycles worn-out red blood cells and produces and stores lymphocytes.

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A group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells

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leukemia

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The process of clumping or sticking together

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agglutination

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Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood

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Platelets