Blood And Lymph Term 2

Question 0

What prevent the backflow of lymph ?

Answer 0

Valves - in the larger lymph vessels

Question 1

What is lymph ?

Answer 1

-Fluid inside of the lymph capillaries - a colorless fluid containing white blood cells, that bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream.

Question 2

What is lymph nodes ?

Answer 2

Cluster of lymph tissues , filters or dead cells and bacteria

Question 3

Where are lymph nodes located/cluster ?

Answer 3

Inguinal node - groin
Axillary node - armpit
Cervical node -neck

Question 4

What is the precursor cell for all types of blood cells ?

Answer 4

Stem cell - produce WBC , RBC , platelets

Question 5

What is plasma ?

Answer 5

Straw colored fluid 90% water , 10% plasma
Protein ,gases, electrolytes , nutrient 1.
the colorless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat globules are suspended.

Question 6

How much blood does a average person have ?

Answer 6

4-6 liters

Question 7

What are blood types ?

Answer 7

A, B , AB , O

Question 8

Know which blood types are able to donate and recieve ?

Answer 8

Universal donor -O

universal recipient -AB

Question 9

What is the RH factor ?

Answer 9

Antigen found

Question 10

How long is the life span of an RBC ?

Answer 10

120 days for 4 months

Then destroyed by the spleen n liver

Question 11

What is the normal ph if the blood ?

Answer 11

7.35-7.45

Question 12

What are two types of hemopoietic tissue ?

Answer 12

Bone marrow

Lymphatic tissue

Question 13

What is produced by the bone marrow ?

Answer 13

RBC , WBC , platelets

Question 14

What is the thymus gland ?

Answer 14

Shrinks as you age

Question 15

What is the spleen ?

Answer 15

Filters blood

Question 16

Where is the spleen located?

Answer 16

Upper left quad of the abd

Question 17

What are the functions of the spleen ?

Answer 17

Produce lymphocytes and monocytes

Question 18

What is a patient at risk for after a spleenectomy ?

Answer 18

Infections

Question 19

What waste product are created by the breakdown of old RBC’s ?

Answer 19

Bilirubin -By the liver

Question 20

What is extrinsic and intrinsic factors of in the production of RBC ?

Answer 20

Extrinsic - vitamin B12

Intrinsic - produced by the stomach lining , helps the absorption if vitamin B - like with precocious anemia

Question 21

What blood cells are produced both in lymphatic tissue and bone marrow ?

Answer 21

WBC, lymphatic , monocytes

Question 22

What is a normal a normal WBC count ?

Answer 22

4500-11000

Question 23

Which WBC recognize foreign antigens and produce antibodies ?

Answer 23

B lymphocytes

Question 24

What are platelets ?

Answer 24

Clotting

Question 25

What are platelets normal range ?

Answer 25

150,000-450,000

Question 26

What is erythropoietin ?

Answer 26

Stimulate by hypoxia