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Blood
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Fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins. Transports oxygen and nutritive materials to the tissues.
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Formed elements
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Blood cells
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Plasma
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Liquid portion of blood that carries formed elements, clotting factors, minerals and proteins.
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Serum
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Liquid portion of blood after removal of clotting factors and blood cells.
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Bone marrow
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Soft tissue within the bone, with multiple functions including the production of blood cells
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Erythropoietin
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Hormone released by the that stimulates red blood cell production in bone marrow
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EPO
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Erythropoietin
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Hematopoiesis
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Formation of blood cells and other formed elements
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Spleen
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Vascular lymphatic organ responsible for filtering blood, destroying old red blood cells, producing red blood cells before birth and storing blood.
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Eythrocyte
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Red blood cell
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Red blood cell
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RBC
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Eeythrocyte, red blood cell, RBC
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Blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Hemoglobin
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Protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen; give RBC the characteristic color.
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Homoglobin
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HGB, Hgb, Hb
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Iron
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Essential trace element necessary for hemoglobin to transport oxygen to red blood cells
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