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Chapter 17 A&P2 Flashcards

1
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Important plasma protein

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Albumin

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2
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Type of anemia due to bone marrow destruction

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Aplastic

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3
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Least numerous leukocyte; associated with allergy

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Basophil

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4
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Hormones that stimulate leukocyte production

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Colony stimulating factors

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5
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Defense against parasitic worms; also turns off inflammation

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Eosinophil

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6
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Come from a hemocytoblast

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Erythrocyte

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7
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Hormone causing rbc production

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Erythropoietin

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8
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Protein to which iron is bound while stored

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Ferritin

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9
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Insoluble protein; end result of coagulation

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Fibrin

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10
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Soluble precursor to fibrin

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Fibrinogen

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11
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Percentage if erythrocytes

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Hematocrit

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12
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Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells

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Hemoglobin

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13
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Type of anemia due to blood cell destruction

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Hemolytic

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14
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Type of anemia due to blood loss

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Hemorrhagic

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15
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Stopping of bleeding

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Hemostasis

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16
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Stimulus for abc production

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Hypoxia

17
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Necessary for vitamin B-12 to be absorbed from intestinal tract

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Intrinsic factor

18
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Element attached to hemoglobin to which oxygen binds

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Iron

19
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Type of anemia characterized by small pale rbcs

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Iron deficiency

20
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Cancerous condition of a white blood cell

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Leukemia

21
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Abnormally low white blood cell count

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Leukopenia

22
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Most plasma proteins produced by the ____.

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Liver

23
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Carries out the immune response

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Lymphocyte

24
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Phagocytic cell; immature macrophage

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Monocyte

25
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Most numerous leukocyte

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Neutrophil

26
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Growth factor from platelets which stimulates rebuilding the vessel wall

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PDGF

27
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Type of anemia due to deficiency of fit B12 and/or intrinsic factor

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Pernicious

28
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Enzyme which degrades fibrin and destroys the clot after healing has taken place

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Plasmin

29
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Inactive precursor of plasmin

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Plasminogen

30
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Develop from megakaryocytes; associated with clotting and vessel repair

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Platelets

31
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Abnormal excess of red blood cells leading to increased blood viscosity

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Polycythemia

32
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Plasma from which clotting proteins have been removed

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Serum

33
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Type of anemia due to abnormal hemoglobin

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Sickle cell

34
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Type of anemia due to depressed synthesis of global chains

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Thalassemia

35
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Enzyme which catalyzes the formation of fibrin

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Thrombin

36
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Transport protein for iron (not hemoglobin)

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Transferrin

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