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Blood Chapter- Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What type of tissue does blood contain

A

connective tissue

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2
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What 3 cell types are found in blood?

A

White Blood Cells, Red Blood Cells, Platelets

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3
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What is the scientific name for White Blood Cell

A

Leukocytes

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4
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What is the scientific name for Red Blood Cell

A

Erythrocytes

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5
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What is the scientific name for platelets

A

thrombocytes

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6
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What 5 things make up plasma

A
  1. water
  2. nutrients
  3. hormones
  4. electrolytes
  5. cellular waste
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7
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List the 4 factors volume varies by

A
  1. body size
  2. fluid balance
  3. electrolyte balance
  4. fat content
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8
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What does blood transport?

A

oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, waste prodcucts, hormones, enzymes

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9
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Where are nutrients transported from and to

A

from digestive organs to cells

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10
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where are waste products transported to and from

A

from cells to kidneys, lungs and sweat glands

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11
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where are hormones transported from and to

A

from endocrine glands to cells

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12
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where are enzymes transported to?

A

various cells

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13
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What is the scientific term for blood formation

A

hemopoiesis

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14
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Describe red blood cells

A

tiny, biconcave disks, contain hemoglobin, are elastic and flexible

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15
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Name the three types of hemoglobin

A

oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin, carbaminohemoglobin

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16
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What does oxyhemoglobin carry and what color does it turn

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carries oxygen, turns bright red

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17
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What does deoxyhemoglobin release and what color does it turn

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releases oxygen, turns dark red

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18
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What does carbaminohemoglobin carry

A

carbon dioxide

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19
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Where are agranular white blood cells produced after birth

A

spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes

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20
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How many red blood cells are in a cubic mm in an adult male

A

4,600,000-6,200,000

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21
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How many red blood cells are in a cubic mm in an adult female

A

4,200,000-5,400,000

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22
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Why do we count Red Blood Cells

A

to help diagnose and evaluate the course of various diseases

23
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What is hemoglobin broken down into and what is each made of

A

hemo- iron and biliverdin and globin- proteins

24
Q

What is the average life span of a Red Blood Cell in the human body

A

120 days

25
Q

How many times more viscous is blood than water

A

3 to 4

26
Q

What hormone controls the oxygen level in Red Blood Cells

A

erythropoietin

27
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How does erythropoietin control control the oxygen level?

A

stimulates Red Blood Cell production in bone marrow

28
Q

What actually carries the oxygen to your tissues

A

hemoglobin

29
Q

What type of cell destroys damaged and old Red Blood Cells

A

macrophages

30
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What is the process of the cells being destroyed

A

phagocytized

31
Q

What is the scientific name for red bone marrow

A

myeloid tissue

32
Q

How many liters of blood are in the average adult male

A

5-6 liters

33
Q

How many liters are in the average adult female

A

4-5 liters

34
Q

What % of plasma is water?

A

92%

35
Q

What is the temperature of blood

A

100.0 degrees F

36
Q

What is the pH of the blood

A

7.35-7.45

37
Q

What % of blood is plasma

A

55%

38
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What % of blood is cellular

A

45%

39
Q

What 3 things does blood protect against

A

blood loss, toxins, foreign microbes

40
Q

As an adult where are blood cells produced? (6 places)

A

humerus, femur, sternum, ribs, vertebrae, pelvis

41
Q

As an embryo or fetus where are blood cells produced at various times (6 places)?

A

yolk sac, liver, spleen, thymus gland, lymph nodes, bone marrow

42
Q

What % of your total body weight is made of blood

A

8%

43
Q

Hemoglobin makes up what portion of the cells weight?

A

1/3

44
Q

What is vitamiin B12 and folic acid needed for

A

synthesis of DNA molecules, cell growth and reproduction, RBC forming tissue

45
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What is iron needed for?

A

hemoglobin synthesis and normal RBC formation

46
Q

How is iron absorbed

A

from food passing through the small intestine

47
Q

Where are damaged RBC’s destroyed

A

liver and spleen

48
Q

How does the shape relate to its function of transporting gases?

A

increasing surface area by which gases diffuse

49
Q

The volume of your blood varies with what? (4 things)

A

body size, fluid and electrolyte balance, fat content

50
Q

How can RBC’s pass through small vessels like capillaries?

A

they are elastic and flexible

51
Q

After birth, where are blood cells made?

A

red bone marrow

52
Q

What is iron absorbed from

A

food passing through small intestines

53
Q

Another term for Red Blood Cell

A

hematocrit

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