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chapter 26 vocab Flashcards

1
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found in RBC’s, carries O2 from lungs to body tissue and carbon dioxide from tissues to lungs for release

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hemoglobin

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2
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smallest plasma proteins, pulls water into the blood stream, helps maintain blood pressure

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albnumins

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3
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transports lipids and fat soluble vitamins in plasma
some become antibodies

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globulins

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4
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protein in plasma that helps with clotting

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fibrinogen

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5
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control of bleeding

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hemostasis

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6
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what are the steps of hemostasis

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blood vessel spasm
platelet plug formation
blood clotting
fibrinolysis (dissolving of clot)

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7
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what blood type is a universal donor

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O neg

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8
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what blood type is a universal recipient

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AB pos

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9
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clumping of particles

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agglutination

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10
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the deficiency of RBC’s and hemoglobin

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anemia

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11
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abnormal hemoglobin causes RBC’s to change shape (crescent)

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sickle cell anemia

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12
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lack of intrinsic factor that interferes with B12 absorption

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pernicious anemia

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13
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inhereted disease, caused by defective hemoglobin, results in small, pale, and short lived RBC’s

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thalassemia

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14
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abnormally high number of blood cells, causing the blood to thicken

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polycythemia vera

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15
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antigen occuring on RBC’s of humans and some primates

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RH factor

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16
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what can the RH factor cause in newborns

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hemolytic disease & incompatibility of blood transfusions

17
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bone marrow produces a large number of abnormal WBC’s which prevents normal WBC’s form performing defensive functions

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leukemia

18
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what is the normal potassium range in blood

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3.5-5.1 meq per liter

19
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produced in kidneys, stimulates red bone marrow and regulated production of RBC’s

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erythropoietin

20
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converted by the liver to make bile

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bilirubin

21
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needed for digestion of fats

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bile

22
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yellow/orange sclera (whites of eyes) caused by bilirubin buildup in the bloodstream

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jaundice

23
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leukocytes

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WBC’s

24
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lower than normal WBC count

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leukopenia

25
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down when a person is infected with AIDS

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T-lymphocytes

26
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squeezing of a cell through a blood vessel wall

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diapedesis

27
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thrombocytes that help with clotting

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platelets

28
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what is the normal range for platelets

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150,000-450,000

29
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fluid that is left of plasma when clotting factors are removed

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serum

30
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clots that are inside a vessel with no injury

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thrombus

31
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moving portion of the thrombus

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embolus

32
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clumping of particles

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agglutination

33
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erythrocytes

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RBC’s

34
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what is the normal fasting blood sugar range

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74-120 mg per dl

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