Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
Q

What does blood consists?

A

Blood plasma and formed elements

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2
Q

What is the pH of the blood

A

Slightly alkaline

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3
Q

What is blood plasma made of

A

80 to 90% water and 8 to 10% proteins

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4
Q

What are the proteins in plasma and name the plasma proteins

A

Albumin, fibrinogen and globulin. Fibrinogen is the plasma protein.

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5
Q

What is a serum

A

Plasma without the fibrinogen

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6
Q

Hematocrit

A

Total amount of RBCs in the blood

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7
Q

Polycythemia

A

High volume of RBCs and increases viscosity in the blood.

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8
Q

Before birth what is the primitive site for hemopoiesis

A

Red bone marrow

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9
Q

What does mature RBC lack?

A

Nucleus, mitochondria, and ribosomes

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10
Q

RBC rely on what for ATP formation

A

Glycolysis

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11
Q

Which organ is called graveyard for RBC

A

Spleen

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12
Q

Name the Granular leukocytes?

A

Eosinophils
Basophils
Neutrophils

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13
Q

Name the agranular leukocytes.

A

Monocytes

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14
Q

Leucopenia

A

Low level of WBC

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15
Q

What does platelet release when they bind with a clot?

A

Serotonin that acts as a vasoconstrictor

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16
Q

What enzyme is responsible for the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin?

17
Q

What causes haemophilia

A

Blood doesn’t clot. Due to absence of blood clotting factor VIII and IX

18
Q

Which blood clotting factor doesn’t exist?

19
Q

Name the anticoagulant.

A

Warfarin, coumarin and heparin

20
Q

Which chemical is used in labs to prevent clotting?

A

Sodium citrate or EDTA

21
Q

Which vitamin is called blood clotting hormone?

22
Q

Iron deficiency anaemia is due to?

A

Inadequate absorption of ion

23
Q

Megaloblastic anaemia is due to?

A

Inadequate intake of vitamin b12

24
Q

Pernicious Anemia is due to do?

A

Insufficient hemopoieses and inability of the stomach to produce intrinsic factor.

25
Hemorrhagic anaemia is due to?
Excessive loss of RBCs.
26
Hemolytic anaemia is due to?
Rapture of plasma membrane of RBC.
27
Thalassemia is due to?
Defective a and b globin chain
28
Aplastic anemia is due to?
Destruction of red bone marrow