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Chapter 18 Blood Flashcards

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What is the blood composition?

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What are the components of the blood plasma?

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What are the three major categories of plasma proteins? and their functions?

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What plasma protein is the most abundant, contributes to viscosity and osmolarity, and influences blood pressure, flow, and fluid balance?

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Albumins

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provide immune system functions (antibodies)

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Globulins

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precursor of fibrin threads that help form blood clots

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fibrinogen

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identical to plasma except for the absence of fibrinogen

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serum

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What are the properties of formed elements?

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What are the three classes of formed elements?

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10
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Label the following formed elements

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11
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What is hematopoiesis?

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12
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What are hemocytoblasts? function? form?

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Explain the structure and characteristcs of a Erythrocyte

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What is the function of a erythrocyte?

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15
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Describe the life history/ formation fo a RBC?

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16
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What is erythropoietin and where is it released?

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17
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What is the structure and function of a hemoglobulin?

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binds reversibly with oxygen

18
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Explain the destruction of an erythrocyte

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19
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antibody molecule binding to antigens, causes clumping of red blood cells

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aggultination

20
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What is the universal donor?

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21
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What is the universal recipient?

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22
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Explain the Rh group

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23
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What is the transfusion compatibility of different ABO groups?

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24
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What are the different types of Leukocytes?and their abundance?

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25
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What are the three Granulocytes and their functions?

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26
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What are the two agranulocytes and their functions?

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27
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Barely visible granules in cytoplasm; three- to five lobed nucleus

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Neutrophils

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large rosy-orange granules; bilobed nucleus

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Eosinophils

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large, abundant, violet granules (obscure a large S shaped nucleus)

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Basophils

30
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variable amounts of bluish cytoplasm (scanty to abundant); ovoid/round, uniform dark violet nucleus

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lymphocytes

31
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usually largest WBC; ovoid, kidney-, or horsehoe-shaped nucleus

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monocytes

32
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Explain the components and importance of platelets

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33
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Platelet formation

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Thrombopoiesis

34
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Thrombopoiesis formation is regulated by_____

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thrombopoietin

35
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The cessation of bleeding

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Hemostasis

36
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What stops potential fatal leaks?

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hemostasis

37
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excessive bleeding

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hemorrhage

38
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What are the three hemostatic mechanisms?

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39
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What plays an important role in all three hemostatic mechanisms?

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platelets

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