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Chapter 13 Blood formation Flashcards

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1
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what is albumin and its function?

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Protein; maintain water portion and concentration

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What is an antigen?

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foreign substance or toxin that create antibodies

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what is a basophil and how does it stain?

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WBC the stains dark blue

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What is bilirubin and its color?

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The product of the breakdown of hemoglobin and it is yellow/orange

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what is coagulation?

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blood clotting

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What is differentiation?

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a cell change in structure (shape and size) and function as it matures

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what is a eosinophil and what color does it stain?

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WBC associated with allergic reactions that stains red

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What is a erythoblast

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Immature RBC

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What is a erythrocyte

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RBC

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What is EPO and where does it secrete from?

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Erythropoietin is a hormone secreted from the kidney used to produce erythrocytes

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What is fibrin?

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The base of blood clot formation

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What is fibrinogen

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Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin during the clotting process

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12
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What is globulin?

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Plasma protein

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13
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What are examples of globulins?

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Alpha, beta, and gamma

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what is are granulocytes and list them?

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WBC with cytoplasmic granules; Eosinophils, basophils, neutrophils

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What is a Hemopoietin stem cell?

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cells that create blood cells

16
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what is hemoglobin and where is it produced?

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Protein in erythrocytes is produced from the kidney to carry oxygen. Heme = iron-containing pigment globin = protein

17
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What an anticoagulant is found in the blood tissue cells? specifically the liver.

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Heparin

18
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List the immunoglobulin antibodies.

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protein with antibody activity; IgG, IgA, IgE, IgM and IgD

19
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what is a leukocyte ?

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WBC

20
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What is a lymphocyte?

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Mononuclear WBC that produces antibodies to fight diseases

21
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what is a macrophage?

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A monocyte that destroys worn out RBC

22
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what is a monocyte?

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WBC with one large nucleus

23
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What is a neutrophil?

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WBC that stains pale

24
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What is plasma? What does it consist of? (there’s 8)

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Liquid portion of the blood; water, vitamins, nutrients, wastes, lipids, hormones, proteins, and salts

25
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What is a platelet? What is another term for platelet?

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blood clotting cell; thrombocyte

26
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What is thrombin and its function?

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Enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation

27
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what is hemolysis?

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break down of RBC

28
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What are the plasma proteins?

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Albumin, Globulin fibrinogen, prothrombin

29
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What is electrophoresis?

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an electrical current that passes through a solution of plasma.

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