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what is the most abundant plasma protein?

A

albumin

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what is a hematocrit

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volume of packed RBCs

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what is the difference between serum and plasma?

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serum has clotted

plasma has NOT clotted (still has clotting factors)

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what protein maintains the shape of RBCs?

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spectrin

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what organelles do reticulocytes have?

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mitochondria, golgi, and ribosomes

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what are the 3 main types of granules in cytoplasm of PMNs?

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specific, azurophilic, tertiary (phosphasomes + metalloproteinases)

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specific granules have what properties?

A

pink

antibacterial

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azurophilic granules have what properties?

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purple

lysosomes

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tertiary granules contain what properties?

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help the neutrophil move through the ECM

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what do neutrophils release that causes a fever?

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IL-1

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what is diapedesis?

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how PMNs leave the venules and pass b/w endothelial cells and penetrate connective tissue

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what 2 major granules are in eosinophils?

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specific granules and azurophilic

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what 4 major proteins are in their specific granules?

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major basic protein
eosinophil cationic protein
eosinophil peroxidase
eosinophil-derived neurotoxin

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what hydrolytic enzymes are in eosinophils?

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histaminase and arylsulfatase (neutralize histamine and leukotrienes)

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what granules are in basophils?

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basophilic specific granules

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what are in the basophilic specific granules?

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histamine, heparin, heparin sulfate, and leukotrienes

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what 2 types of granules do platelets have (but you can’t see)

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alpha and dense

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what are in alpha granules in platelets?

A

adhesion molecules
platelet derived growth factor
fibrinogen

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what are in dense granules in platelets?

A

calcium
ADP
ATP
serotonin

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