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Phagocytosis is the process in which the neutrophils surround, swallow, and digest the bacteria.

The heart sends returned blood to the lungs, where oxygen is exhaled and carbon dioxide is inhaled.

Point of care testing commonly uses blood drawn from capillaries.

Lymphocytes, one of the types of ________ blood cells, are produced in the lymph nodes.

Physicians frequently order a complete blood count (CBC), which typically measures ________.

White blood cells, also known as leukocytes, are produced in the stomach and are divided into several different types.

A differential white blood cell count (“diff”) is done using a microscope with a bright light and ________ × magnification with an oil immersion slide.

When carrying carbon dioxide (a waste product) from the body back to the lungs where it can be expelled with exhalation, hemoglobin is called oxyhemoglobin.

The biconcave disk shape of healthy red blood cells provides increased surface area for ________.

Veins carry blood toward the heart, and arteries carry blood away from the heart.