Blood Composition and Blood Function Flashcards

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1
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Blood

A

Type of connective tissue composed of fluid matrix called plasma and formed elements.

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2
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What are the Blood Functions?

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  1. Transportation
  2. Regulation
  3. Protection
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3
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What is Blood Composed of?

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Plasma
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Red Blood Cells

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4
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What is another name for Red Blood Cells

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Erthrocytes

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What do Red Blood Cells contain and what is it?

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Haemoglobin - special pigment that combines and carries oxygen.

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What do Red Blood Cells not contain and what does it mean?

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they do not contain a nucleus meaning more oxygen

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What type of shape do Red Blood Cells have and why?

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Disc shaped with dent on each side creating a large surface area for gas exchange.

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8
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Red Blood Cells have a large ____ ____ compared to volume.

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surface area

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9
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What is another name for White Blood Cells?

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Leucocytes

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10
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White Blood Cells: what do they contain?

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A nuclei

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White Blood Cells: what are they larger than?

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Erythrocytes

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White Blood Cells: where do they migrate?

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They can migrate out of capillaries into tissue fluid

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13
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White Blood Cells: Agranular types

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Lymphocyte ad Monocyte

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White Blood Cells: Granular types

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Basophil, Neutrophil, Eosinophil

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15
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White Blood Cells: Innate Immunity

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non-specific with no memory containing granulocytes and monocytes

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White Blood Cells: Adaptive Immunity

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Specific and has memory contain lymphocytes (b ad t cell)

17
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Definition of Platelets

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Cell fragments that pinch off from larger cells in bone marrow.

18
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Function of Platelets

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Formation of blood clots

19
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Where is blood made?

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red bone marrow

20
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Arteries and Veins: what are the 4 tissues layers?

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  1. Endothelium
  2. Elastic Fibers
  3. Smooth Muscles
  4. Connective Tissue
21
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Arteries and Veins: why aren’t they able to exchange materials across wall?

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The walls are too thick for exchange

22
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Capillaries: have a single layer of _______ cells

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endothelial

23
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Capillaries: What type of exchange do they have?

A

gases and metabolites between blood and body cells

24
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Arteries and Arterioles: _____ arteries contain more _____ ____ in walls.

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Larger

Elastic Fibers

25
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Arteries and Arterioles: What is the contraction of smooth muscle layer?

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Vasoconstriction

26
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Arteries and Arterioles: role of vasoconstriction

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increases resistance and decreases flow

27
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Arteries and Arterioles: what happens when there is chronic vasoconstriction?

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hypertension

28
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Arteries and Arterioles: what is the relaxation of smooth muscle layer?

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Vasodilation

29
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What is the importance of Vasoconstriction and Vasodilation?

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They regulate body heat in ectoderms and endotherms.

30
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Capillaries: every cell in body is within ___ micrometers of the capillary.

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100

31
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Capillaries: What is the importance of being very narrow?

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It creates the greatest total cross-sectional area of any other type of vessel.

32
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Difference between arteries and veins?

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Arteries: all about PRESSURE and getting blood tissues that are in far reach.
Veins: all about VOLUME and 2/3 of blood supply is inside being carried back to heart.

33
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The Lymphatic System: how does interstitial fluid form?

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When a significant amount of water and solutes in blood plasma filter through walls of capillaries.

34
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The Lymphatic System: most fluid leaves at _____ end of capillary and returns at ____ end.

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Arteriole

Venule

35
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The Lymphatic System: what happens to the fluid that isn’t returned to capillaries?

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It is returned to circulation by the lymphatic system.

36
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Blood Flow and Blood Pressure: what does the autonomic nervous system do?

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modulates heart rhythm and force of contraction

37
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Blood Flow and Blood Pressure: What modulates the heart rate?

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cardiac center of medulla oblongata

38
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Blood Flow and Blood Pressure: Norepinephrine

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Comes from the sympathetic neurons and increases heart rate.

39
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Blood Flow and Blood Pressure: Acetylocholine

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Comes from parasympathetic neurons and decreases heart rate.