blood Flashcards

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1
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what percent of our blood is polasma?

A

55%

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2
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what makes up 45% of our blood?

A

red blood cells/erythrocytes

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3
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what makes up under 1% of our blood?

A

white blood cells/leukocytes

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4
Q

what are the functions of blood?

A

carry O2, CO2, nutrients, and hormones, fight of infection, blood clotting, body temperature

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5
Q

what does fibrinogens help with?

A

blood clotting

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6
Q

what do vaccines do?

A

a form of medicine that teaches your body how to fight off viruses and bacteria

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7
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what do platelets do?

A

help blood clot

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8
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how does fibrinogen turn into fibrin?

A

fibrinogen is turned into fibrin by an enzyme called thrombin

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9
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what does fibrin do?

A

forms a web that traps blood cells to create a clot and stop bleeding

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10
Q

what are non-specific white blood cells?

A

macrophages and neutrophils

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11
Q

where are T cells made?

A

bone marrow

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12
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which blood type does mom have if erythrocytosis occurs?

A

mom has (-) blood while baby has (+)

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13
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which white blood cells puncture viruses and cancer cells?

A

killer T cells

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14
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what do helper T cells do?

A

send signals from macrophages to B cells

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15
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what do suppressor T cells do?

A

turn off the immune system once the “fight” against bacteria is over

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16
Q

what is the inactive clotting form?

A

fibrinogen

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17
Q

what is fibrin?

A

the active clotting form

18
Q

what is hemophilia?

A

a blood clotting issue (platelets are failing)

19
Q

what does HIV attack?

A

helper T cells

20
Q

which blood type is the universal DONOR?

A

O-

21
Q

which blood type is the universal RECEIVER?

A

AB+

22
Q

what is a thrembus?

A

an unmoving and unwanted blood clot

23
Q

what is an embololus?

A

a moving unwanted blood clot

24
Q

what are vaccinations?

A

dead pathogens, weakened pathogens, and antigens off pathogens

25
Q

what types of proteins are in the blood?

A

albumins, globulins, and fibrinogens

26
Q

what do albumins do?

A

establish osmotic pressure and draw water back into capillaries

27
Q

what provides protection against invading microbes?

A

globulins

28
Q

what does vasodilation do?

A

reduce blood flow so platelets can become sticky and plug the cut

29
Q

how long do erythrocytes live for?

A

120 days

30
Q

what does hemoglobin do?

A

increases bloods ability to carry O2

31
Q

how many hemoglobin molecules are in the blood?

A

280 million

32
Q

how long can blood live without O2 with and without hemoglobin?

A

with hemoglobin-a few mins
without-4.5 seconds

33
Q

where are white blood cells located?

A

the liver and spleen

34
Q

what do white blood cells do for red blood cells?

A

monitor the red blood cells age and remove debris

35
Q

what is anemia?

A

reduction in blood oxygen levels due to low levels of hemoglobin or poor red blood cell production

35
Q

what causes anemia?

A

hemorrhaging and iron deficiency

36
Q

what is sickle cell anemia?

A

difficulty moving O2 and CO2 in the blood

37
Q

how long is sickle bloods life span?

A

10-20 days

38
Q

what is the main difference between leukocytes and erythrocytes?

A

leukocytes have a nucleus and erythrocytes do not

39
Q

what are glycoproteins?

A

markers located on the surface of erythrocytes

40
Q

which substance, usually a protein, that the body recognizes as “safe”?

A

antibodies