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Blood Flashcards

1
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Two systems that provide transportation & protection for the body

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Cardiovascular and lymphatic

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2
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The liquid (extracellular) part of blood

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Plasma

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3
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The formed elements of blood

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Platelets, RBC, WBC

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4
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Chemicals dissolved in blood that are needed by cells to stay alive

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Hormones

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5
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The blood cells that carry most of the oxygen

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Red blood cells

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6
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These are dissolved in plasma & transported to excretory organs

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Waste

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7
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Plasma proteins that include antibodies that help protect us from infections

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Immunoglobulin

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8
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The most abundant type of dissolved solute in the plasma

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Protein

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9
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Plasma proteins necessary for blood clotting

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Fibrinogen

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10
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Plasma without its clotting factors that contains antibodies used to treat patients with certain needs

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Serum

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11
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Number of liters of blood in the typical

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5 liters

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12
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The three types/ categories of formed elements of blood

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Platelets, RBC, WBC

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13
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Another name for red blood cells

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Erythrocytes

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14
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Another name for white blood cells

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Leukocytes

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15
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Another name for platelets

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Thrombocytes

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16
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Granular leukocytes (have granules in their cytoplasm)

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Eosinophils
Neutrophils
Basophils

17
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Nongranular leukocytes

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Lymphocytes & monocytes

18
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Two kinds of connective tissue that make blood cells

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Myeloid (bone marrow) lymphatic tissue

19
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The formation of blood cells

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Hematopoiesis

20
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Immature blood cells

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Blast cells

21
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Where is red bone marrow primarily found?

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Flat bones: costals, vertebrae, pelvis

22
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These cells have an unusual or unique shape, looking “caved in” on both sides (bring thinner in the center)

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Red blood cells

23
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Mature red blood cells are lacking this

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Nucleus

24
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Functions of red blood tissue

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Transport gases to cells and carbon dioxide away

25
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The cause of red pigment of RBC; iron-containing protein

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Hemoglobin

26
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United hemoglobin & oxygen

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Oxyhemoglobin

27
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Two causes of anemia

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Nutritional anemias or bone marrow suppression

28
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Common cause of death for sickle cell patients

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Stroke

29
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WBC that engulf microbes

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Phagocytes

30
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WBC that protect against infection

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Phagocytes

31
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Granulocytic WBC that help protect against parasites & numerous irritants that cause allergy

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Eosinophils

32
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WBC that function in allergic reactions and secrete the potent chemical heparin which helps prevent the clotting of blood as it floods through the blood vessels of the body

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Basophils

33
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These become sticky at the point of injury & accumulate near the opening in the broken blood vessel

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Platelet

34
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Vitamin sometimes prescribed before surgery to ensure patients blood will clot quickly to prevent hemorrhage

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Vitamin K

35
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Clot that stays in the place it was formed

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Thrombus

36
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Part of a clot that dislodges & circulates in bloodstream

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Embolus

37
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Substance that activates immune system

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Antigens

38
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Universal recipient

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AB+

39
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Universal donor

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O-

M102 cardiovascular and lymphatic (3 decks)

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