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Ch 10 endocrine system & 11 Blood Flashcards

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1
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what hormones influence blood glucose levels?

A

glucagon (increase), insulin (decrease)

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what hormones regulated blood calcium levels?

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calcitonin, parathyroid hormone

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3
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where is melatonin produced?

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The pineal gland

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where are receptors for water-soluble hormones located?

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On the cell surface

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whats the most abundant cell type in blood?

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Red Blood Cells (also called erythrocytes)

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what cell carries respiratory gases?

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Red blood cells

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which WBCs are granulocytes and agranulocytes?

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Basophils, neutrophils, and eosinophils are granulocytes. Lymphocytes and Monocytes, on the other hand, are agranulocytes

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what antigens does Blood Type A, B, AB, and O contain?

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Type A ( B antigens ) type B ( A antigens ) type AB ( both A and B antigens ) type O ( neither )

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which WBC is the most abundant? Least abundant?

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Neutrophils are the most abundant. Basophils are the least abundant WBCs

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10
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Lifespan of RBC?

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110 - 120 days

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11
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What hormones increases production of RBC (from kidney?)

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Erythropoietin

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12
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Which blood clotting factor does NOT require vitamin K to function properly?

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what protein is the most abundant in plasma?

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Albumin is the most abundant protein in the blood and accounts for about 50 percent of all plasma proteins.

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What makes up hemoglobin?

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What are the layers of the heart?

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epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium.

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16
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What cavity is the heart located in?

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thoracic cavity

17
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What is pulmonary / systemic circulation?

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18
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Understand well the order of blood flow through the heart (and which chambers/arteries are oxygenated and deoxygenated)

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19
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understand the anatomy of the exterior and interior heart

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20
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Know the electrical flow of the heart

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21
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Know the waves and meanings on and ECG reading

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22
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what is diastole and systole?

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Systole occurs when the heart contracts, pumping blood out, while diastole takes place when the heart relaxes after contraction.

23
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what is hardening of arteries called?

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24
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know different tunics of blood vessels

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25
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know branching of subclavian artery through upper limb and iliac artery through lower limb

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