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1
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Cardiovascular system consists of

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Heart, blood vessels, blood

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2
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Major function cardiovascular system

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Deliver oxygen + nutrients

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3
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Hematology

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study of blood,

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4
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Two fluids for transportation

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Blood, interstitial fluid

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5
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Blood plasma

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liquid connective tissue

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6
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Blood plasma composition

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Water, plasma proteins, dissolved solutes

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7
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Blood transports what?

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gases, nutrients, hormones, metabolic wastes

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8
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Blood regulates what?

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pH, temperature, ion composition of IF

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9
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Functions of blood: protection

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Restrict fluid loss
Defend toxins/pathogens

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10
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Avg. blood in adult

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~5L

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11
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Whole blood =

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blood w all components

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12
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2 major blood components

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Plasma, formed elements

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13
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Plasma how much % of whole blood?

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55%

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14
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Albumins % of plasma proteins

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60%

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15
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Albumins function

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Osmotic pressure

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16
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Globulins % of plasma proteins

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35%

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17
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Antibodies (immunoglobins) function

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attack foreign particles

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18
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Transport globulins functions

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Bind ions, hormones, lipids

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19
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Fibrinogen % plasma proteins

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~4%

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20
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Fibrinogen functions

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blood clotting

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21
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Plasma solutes: Electrolytes

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Essential for cellular activities

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22
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Plasma solutes: Organic nutrients

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Cell ATP prod.

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23
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Plasma Solutes: Organic wastes

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carried to breakdown or excretion sites

24
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Formed elements % of blood

25
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% of formed elements RBC’s make up

26
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Formed elements: Platelets %

27
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Formed elements: WBC’s %

28
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Hematocrit

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% of whole blood from formed elements

29
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Lower hematocrit means

30
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Higher hematocrit means

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Polycythemia

31
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Hematopoiesis

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How formed elements develop

32
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RBC’s lifespan

33
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Hematopoiesis begins where?

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Yolk sac - embryonic development

34
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Hematopoiesis switches where after yolk sac?

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Liver, spleen, thymus

35
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Last 3 months pregnancy hematopoiesis happens where?

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red bone marrow

36
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Red bone marrow produces?

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RBC, WBC, platelets

37
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Pluripotent stem cell derived from

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mesenchyme

38
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Pluripotent stem cells give rise to?

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Lymphoid, myeloid

39
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Lymphoid give rise to

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lymphocytes, natural killer cells

40
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Myeloid give rise to

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neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, RBC, platelets

41
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Progenitor cells known as

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CFU - colony forming unit

42
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Progenitor cells committed to give rise to

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Specific elements of blood

43
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CFU-E becomes

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Erythrocytes

44
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CFU-Meg becomes

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Megakaryocytes -> platelets

45
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CFU-GM becomes

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Granulocytes

46
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Precursor cells become

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Actual blood cells

47
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Optional step: RBC (slightly immature RBC name)

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Reticulocyte (slightly immature RBC)

48
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Optional step: Platelet precursor name

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Megakaryocyte (platelet precursor)

49
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Hemopoietic Growth Factors are what?

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Hormones that regulate differentiation/proliferation of CFU’s

50
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EPO - Erythropoetin stimulates what? and released where?

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RBC prod. // released kidneys

51
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TPO - Thrombopoetin stimulates what? released where?

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Prod. of thrombocytes // released liver

52
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Cytokines stimulate what?

53
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Blood samples obtained via

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venipuncture

54
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m/c site for venipuncture

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median cubital vein

55
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Complete blood count determines

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1 cubic ml of blood components

56
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WBC differential count

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Identify # of each WBC type

57
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RBC tests can detect what?

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Can detect internal bleeding

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