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What process do WBCs move into and out of blood vessels?
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Dapedisis
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What is an abnormal decrease in the number of WBCs called?
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Leukopenia
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What is the normal pH range of blood?
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7.35-7.45
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How many liters of blood does the cardiovascular system of an adult contain?
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Approximately 5.5
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What, along with the respiratory system, is called into action to restore blood to its normal pH range when blood becomes too acidic or too basic?
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The kidneys
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What is the only WBC type to arise from lymphoid stem cells called?
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Lymphocyte
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What is an abnormal increase in the number of WBCs called?
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Leukocytosis
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What is the normal RBC count?
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4.5-5.5 millon/mm cubed
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Normal _____________ values are in the area of 42%-47% of the volume of whole blood.
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Hematocrit
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An anemia resulting from a decreased RBC number causes the blood to become ______ viscous.
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Less
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What are phagocytic agranular WBCs?
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Eosinophils
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The leukocytes particularly important in the immune response are ___________.
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Lymphocytes
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When a what occurs in a blood vessel wall, clotting begins.
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A Break
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Immediately after clotting, what clings to the blood vessel wall?
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Platelets
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Platelets release what?
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Serotonin
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