CAS BI 106 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Red Blood Cell, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Buffy Coat
30 Mar 2016
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Topics included: blood, heart, vessels and circulation. Oneclass. comtopic 1 blood: remember the following terms, heme/hema - of blood, antigen - usually a protein or molecule that elicits an immune response in the body. It"s opposite is. : antibody - proteins that b lymphocytes immune system creates to fight the antigens that they detect. Intracellular fluid - fluid that is within the cell: extracellular fluid - fluid that is directly outside the cell, centrifuge - a process by which a solution is shaken vigorously around to determine the. As plasma moves throughout the body oxygen is traded with carbon dioxide in the tissues. Gains a red color when it"s carrying oxygen and slightly less red when it"s carrying carbon dioxide. Contains iron: only lives to about 120 days. Is created in the bone marrow and is recycled by the liver and spleen. Heme group - an important molecule in hemoglobin that contains iron molecules.
