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Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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Normal blood pH falls in a range between

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7.35- 7.45

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2
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An important plasma protein contributes to the osmotic pressure of the blood

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Albumin

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3
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Percentage of the erythrocytes in the blood known as the

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Hematocrit

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4
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decrease in the oxygen carrying ability of the blood for any reason is a condition known as

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Anemia

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5
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White blood cells containing granules lobed nuclei are classified as

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Granulocytes

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6
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The process by which bleeding stopped is called

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Hemostasis

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7
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During coagulation long hairlike molecules knows as ? Form the basis for a clot

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Fibrin

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8
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Hereditary bleeding disorder is the result from lack of clotting factors are referred to as

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Hemophilia

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9
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Substances that the body recognizes foreign or cold

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Antigens

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10
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Matrix of blood is called

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Plasma

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11
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Which formed element is the most abundant in blood

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Erythrocytes

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12
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Erythrocytes

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Lack a nucleus and most organelles

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13
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The two major groups of white blood cells

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Granulocytes and agranulocytes

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14
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What are classified as granulocytes

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Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils

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15
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What type of granulocytes produces antibodies

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Lymphocytes

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16
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Most numerous of white blood cells are the

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Neutrophils

17
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Leukocytes in order form most to least common

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Neutrophils lymphocytes monocytes eosinophils basophils

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18
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Average functional lifespan of an RBC is

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100-120 days

19
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How long does it take for blood to clot

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3-6 minuets

20
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The formation of an insoluble clot during homeostasis is termed

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Coagulation

21
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Severe shock that can be fatal occurs with blood loss exceeding

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30%

22
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The most common blood type in the US is

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O

23
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Ina centrifuged blood sample the Buffy coat situated between the formed elements and the plasma contains

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Leukocytes and platelets

24
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Witch of the following is a blood clotting disorder

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Hemophilia

25
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Which type of leucocytes contains heparin an anticoagulant

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Basophil

26
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Life at a high altitude can lead to red blood cell disorder know as

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Polycythemia

27
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A total white blood cell count above 11,000 cells is a condition know as

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Leukocytosis

28
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Abnormally low levels of white blood cells causes a condition known as

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Leukemia

29
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The hemocrite is the % of

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Erythrocytes in blood

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