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Blood Physiology Flashcards

1
Q

components of heme

A

protoporphyrin IX and Fe2

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2
Q

Where is iron mostly absorbed?

A

Duodenum

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3
Q

Last stage of RBC with a nucleus

A

Orthochromatic Erytrhoblast

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4
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Form of RBC released to the blood

A

Reticulocytes

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5
Q

Lifespan of fetal RBC

A

90 days

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6
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Fate of heme in destroyed RBCs

A

Bilirubin

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7
Q

1st line of defense

A

Innate immunity

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8
Q

Lifespan of granulocytes

A

4-8 hours in blood

4-5 days in tissues

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9
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Most common WBC

A

Neutrophils

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10
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Bilobed nucleus, stain bright red with eosin dye

A

Eosinophils

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11
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Lifespan of platelets

A

7-10 days

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12
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WBC involved in adaptive immunity

A

Lymphocytes

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13
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Movement of neutrophils and macrophages out of the circulatory system and into the site of injury

A

Diapedesis

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14
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What substance is released by mast cells that cause vasodilation and increased vascular permeability

A

Histamine

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15
Q

What portion of antibodies are determines specificity to antigen

A

Variable portion

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16
Q

Smallest Ig

A

IgG

17
Q

Ig able to cross placenta

A

IgG

18
Q

Largest Ig and present on all uncomitted B cells

A

IgM

19
Q

Complement for opsonization

A

C3b

20
Q

Complement that is chemotactic to WBCs

A

C5a

21
Q

Membrane Attack complex

A

C5b-C9

22
Q

Which T cells are capable of creating perforins

A

cytotoxic T cell

23
Q

Type D antigen is widely prevalent

A

Rh

24
Q

Responsible for platelet adhesion

A

vWF

Glycoprotein 1b

25
Q

Factor X is also known as

A

Stuart Prower factor

26
Q

Calcium is also Factor _____

A

IV

27
Q

Most crucial event in wound healing

A

Hemostasis

28
Q

Steps in would healing

A

Hemostasis&raquo_space; Inflammation&raquo_space; Proliferation&raquo_space; Maturation

29
Q

First event in hemostasis

A

Vasoconstriction

30
Q

Most abundant of blood cells

A

RBC

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