Circulatory System

Question	Answer
Leukocytes that are the first to destroy microorganisms in an infection / injury.	Neutrophils
Leukocytes that produce antibodies	Lymphocytes
The difference between band and segmented neutrophils	A band neutrophil is a baby neutrophil (These typically mean bad news) A segmented neutrophil is an adult neutrophil
Leukocytes that help fight allergic reactions, inflamation, and parasitic infections	Eosinophils
Leukocyte that removes dead cells, organisms, and particles by phagocytosis	Monocytes
The primary functions of the Cardiovascular / Circulatory System	It Circulates / delivers oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to various body tissues and transports waste to the appropriate waste removal system
Leukocyte involved with allergic reactions and contain histamines (very rare)	Basophils
Low red blood cell count where the red blood cells are not replenished	Anemia
The procedure of listening to a body part	Auscultation
Abnormally slow heart	Bradycardia
Relaxation phase of blood pressure or the lower number, which is normally lower	Diastole
Machine that controls the electrical currents of the heart	Electrocardiogram
The production of red blood cells within the bone marrow	Erythropoiesis
The study of blood	Hematology
A decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood	leukocytopenia
White cells above the normal range in the blood. It is frequently a sign of an inflammatory response	Leukocytosis
An abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells	Polycythemia
The contraction of the heart	Systole
Heart beating faster than normal	Tachycardia
Persistant decrease in the number of blood platelets	Thrombocytopenia
Abnormal increase in the number of platelets in the blood	Thrombocytosis

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