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Chapter 9 - Blood, Lymphatic System Flashcards

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What is blood mostly composed of

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Rbc, wbc and platelets.

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What is blood

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Connective tissue with a plasma matrix. The protein fibers are only visible when the blood clots.

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What are three functions of blood

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Transport
Regulation (body temp, water balance, ph balance)
Defense (against pathogens, blood clotting)

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What is plasma composed of

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Water, proteins and other solutes

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What are the formed elements composed of

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Platelets, leukocytes and erythrocytes

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Describe plasma

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Fluid portion with dissolved substances: plasma proteins (albumin, globulins, clotting factors) and gases, nutrients, waste and hormones

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What is % of blood volume dependant on

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Species and amount of hydration. Cats have smaller rbc than dogs and a higher % of plasma in blood. Hemoconcentration vs. hemodilution

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What is the normal yellow color in plasma due to

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Bilirubin

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Why can blood plasma appear cloudy

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Due to postprandial lipemia. (Fat in blood after eating)

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How do you avoid postprandial lipemia

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Fast before taking a blood sample

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What is the difference between serum and plasma

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Serum is the same as plasma except it lacks clotting factors

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What does supernatant mean

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Serum

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What is the intrinsic blood coagulation pathway

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Surface contact
Hageman factor
(Active) hageman factor
Christmas factor
(Active) christmas factor 
Stable factor
Platelet membrane
Phospholipid
Calcium ions
(Active) stable factor
P.M.P
Calcium ions
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Describe the extrinsic blood coagulation pathway

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Tissue damage
Tissue factor: stable factor
Stable factor 
Platelet membrane phospholipid 
Calcium ions
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Describe the common coagulation pathway

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V, platelet membrane, phospholipid
Prothrombin
Thrombin
Fibrin stabilizing factor       OR fibrogen
Fibrin
Stable fibrin clot
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What is an anticoagulant

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Used to prevent blood clotting (coagulation) in vitro or in vivo. Substance blocks one of clotting factors in pathway

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What does edta coagulation do

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Binds ca++, used in lab (lavender top)

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What does heparin anticoagulant do

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Naturally occurring. Used to prevent thrombosis and embolism

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18
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What does warfarin anticoagulant do

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In 1940: used as rat poison

In 1950: used medicinally as an oral anticoagulant

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What are the three formed elements in blood

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Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Thrombocytes

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How much percent of blood does plasma compose

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55% of blood

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What is a Buffy coat and what is it part of

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It is leukocytes and thrombocytes, it’s part of the formed elements and its it greater than 1% of whole blood

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What is an erythrocyte and what is it part of

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It is red blood cells and it composed 45% of whole blood

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Wbc are considered what

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Complete cells

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Describe the physiology of a rbc

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Have no nuclei or most other organelles

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What are platelets considered

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Cell fragments

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How long do formed elements last in blood

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Survive in bloodstream for a few days with the exception of wbc

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Where do blood cells originate

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Originate in red bone marrow and do not divide (exception: some wbc)

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What is hematopoiesis

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The formation of blood cells. It is a continual process: stem cells formed element cells

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How long does it take a stem cell to turn into a rbc

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15 days

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How long do red blood cells survive

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100-120 days

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What is step 3 in the stem cell conversion to rbc

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Proerythroblast turns into basophilic erythroblast

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What is the 4th step in the conversion from stem cells to rbc

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From a basophilic erythroblast to polychromatic erythroblast.

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What is the 7th step of the conversion from stem cell to rbc

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From orthochromatic erythroblast to reticulocyte

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Describe phase 1 of the development pathway

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Ribosome synthesis

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What is phase 2 of the development pathway

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Hemoglobin accumulation

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What is phase 3 in the development pathway

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Ejection of nucleus

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What is polychromasia

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Lavender cytoplasm. Hemoglobin production begins

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What does the erythropoietin hormone

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Stimulates erythropoiesis, always have a small amount in blood. High rbc or O2 levels depress production. Released by kidneys in response to hypoxia

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What are the causes of hypoxia

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Decreased rbc numbers due to hemorrhage or increase destruction. Insufficient hemoglobin per rbc (iron deficiency) or reduced availability of o2 (high altitudes)

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In early fetus, what organs are responsible for hematopoiesis

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Liver and spleen

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41
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When fetus ages, what becomes more prominent

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Red bone marrow

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42
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As an animal ages what happens to red bone marrow

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Red bone marrow is reduced to epiphyses and replaced by yellow bone marrow in diaphyses

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What does anucleation mean in terms of erythrocytes

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Making more space for hemoglobin

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What are the benefits of having biconcave disks (erythrocytes)

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Higher surface area to transport gases across membrane.

Flexible; can squeeze through small capillaries

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What type of respiration do erythrocytes have

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Anaerobic

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46
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Do erythrocytes have mitochondria ?

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No

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47
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Do erythrocytes have a nucleus?

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Only in non mammalian species

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48
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What do red blood cell size and color vary on

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Species

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49
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How much of the cell does hemoglobin compose

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35%

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50
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What is hemoglobin composed of

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Globular proteins (4 polypeptides) + heme groups (containing iron )

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How many O2 can each hemoglobin carry

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4 O2

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52
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How many hemoglobin. Do we have in our body

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250 million hb/rbc

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53
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Animals with smaller cells have

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More rbc

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54
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What are the three types of hemoglobin

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Embryonic hemoglobin (HBe)
Fetal hemoglobin (HbF)
Adult hemoglobin (Hb)
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What’s the difference between fetal hemoglobin and adult hemoglobin.

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Fetal has a higher affinity to O2 than adult Hb. Very good in low O2 environment

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Describe O2 loading in lungs

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Produces oxyhemoglobulin (ruby red)
Hb+O2 ➡️ HbO2
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Describe O2 unloading in tissues

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Produces deoxyhemoglobin or empty hemoglobin (dark red)

Hb+o2➡️HbO2

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Describe CO2 loading in tissues

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20% of CO2 in blood binds to Hb

Hb + CO2 ➡️ HbCO2

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What does the lifespan of red blood cells depend on

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Varies by species. Large animals have longer living rbc

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What does senesce mean

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Age

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As red blood cells age what happens

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Become rounder with less surface area and get trapped in spleen

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What happens to old rbc when they get trapped in the spleen

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Most are phagocytized by macrophages (wbc) in spleen, some destroyed in blood vessels.

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What happens when rbc die

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Replaced by young cells from red bone marrow

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What happens to globins when they’re separated from heme

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Globins are metabolized into amino acids which are sent to liver for production of new proteins

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What happens to iron when it’s Seperated from heme and globin

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Iron salvaged for reuse; sent to red bone marrow

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What happens to heme when it’s Seperated from globin

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Heme is degraded to yellow pigment called bilirubin. Sent to liver to be used in bile which is secreted into the small intestine

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What happens if liver is unable to process all the bilirubin,

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it can collect in the tissues which is jaundice

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68
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What is anemia ?

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Blood has abnormally low O2 carrying capacity. Low O2 levels cannot support metabolism.

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What are the symptoms of anemia

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Fatigue, pallor

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What is the cause of anemia

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Blood loss, decreased erythropoiesis, decreased hemoglobin production

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What is polycythemia

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Abnormally high number of rbc

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What are the three types of polycythemia

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Relative polycythemia
Compensatory polycythemia
Polycythemia ruba Vera

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73
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Define relative polycythemia

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Hemoconcentration (loss of plasma) due to dehydration

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74
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Define compensatory polycythemia

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Increased erythropoiesis due to hypoxia

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75
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Define polycythemia ruba Vera

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Rare idiopathic bone marrow disorder

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How do you determine amount of cells in blood

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❤️Manually count with the hematocytometer slide

❤️Hematocrit or packed cell volume

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What does a hematocrit do

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Calculate % of rbc (+ Buffy coat plasma)

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What are thrombocytes

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Platelets that are fragments of larger cells (megakaryocytes)

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What are the functions of platelets

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❤️Nurture endothelial cells, reduce potential hemorraging
❤️Form temporary platelet plug that helps seal breaks in blood vessels
❤️Contain some clotting factors required for coagulation

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What is the steps in the formation of platelets

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Stem cell (hemocytoblast)➡️megakaryoblast(stage 1)➡️megakaryocyte(stage 2-3)➡️️megakaryocyte (stage 4)➡️platelets

81
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What are leukocytes

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White blood cells

82
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Describe white blood cells

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Nucleated
Make up less than 1 percent of total blood volume
Function in defense against pathogens

83
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What is leukocytosis

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Increased wbc

84
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What is leukocytopenia

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Decreased wbc

85
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What do leukocytes do

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Function in defense against pathogens by leaving capillaries and travel into tissues

86
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Describe granulocytes

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Visible cytoplasmic granules

87
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What are three granulocytes

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Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

88
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What are agranulocytes

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No cytoplasmic granules

89
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What are the two agranulocytes

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Lymphocytes and monocytes (microphages)

90
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What are the leukocytes in decreasing order of abundance

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Neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils

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Describe granulocytes

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❤️Larger and shorter lived than rbc.
❤️Lobed nuclei (polymorphonuclear)
❤️Cytoplasmic granules stain specifically with wright’s stain
❤️all phagocytic to some degree (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils)

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What does red wright’s stain mean

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Acidic

93
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What does a blue wright’s stain mean

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Basic

94
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What does a lavender wright stain mean

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Neutral

95
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Describe neutrophils

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❤️Most numerous wbc (50-70%)
❤️also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes
❤️granules stain lavender contains enzymes and antimicrobial proteins that kill pathogens
❤️bacteria slayers

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Describe eosinophils

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❤️<5% total wbc
❤️red staining granules
❤️bilobed nucleus
❤️granules released enzymes to digest parasitic worms

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What is a basophils

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❤️Least numerous wbc (0.5-1%)
❤️nucleus deep purple with 1-2 constrictions
❤️large, purpleish black granules containing histamine
❤️are functionally similar to mast cells

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What is histamine

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Inflammatory chemical that acts as a vasodilator to allow wbc to reach site of infection

99
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What is an agranulocytes

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Lack visible cytoplasmic granules

Have spherical or kidney shaped nuclei: lymphocytes and monocytes

100
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What are lymphocytes

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❤️2nd most numerous wbc
❤️Large, dark purple circular nuclei with a blue cytoplasm.
❤️Mostly in lymphoid tissue (lymph nodes, spleen) and a few are in blood.
❤️Crucial to immunity

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What are the two types of lymphocytes

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➡️ T lymphocytes (T Cells): act against virus infected cells and tumor cells
➡️B lymphocytes (B Cells): give rise to plasma cells, which produce antibodies

102
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What is a monocytes

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❤️largest leukocytes
❤️abundant pale blue cytoplasm
❤️dark purple staining, u or kidney shaped nuclei

103
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What is the pathway of monocytes

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Leave circulation, enter tissues and differentiate into macrophages ➡️ activate phagocytic cells and lymphocytes to trigger immune response

104
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What is hemostasis

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❤️Rapid series of reactions for stoppage of bleeding.

❤️Require clotting factors and substances released by platelets and injured tissues.

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What are the three steps to hemostasis

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➡️ Vasoconstriction
➡️platelet plug formation
➡️ coagulation

106
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What is vasoconstriction

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❤️Narrowing of damaged blood vessel

❤️Most effective in smaller blood vessels

107
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What is vasoconstriction triggered by

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➡️direct injury to vascular smooth muscle
➡️chemicals released by endothelial cell platelets
➡️pain reflex

108
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What is platelet plug formation

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Damaged endothelium exposes collagen fibers;
➡️platelets stick to collagen fibers
➡️platelets swell, become spiked and sticky, and released chemicals to cause more platelets to aggregate (positive feedback)

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What is a basophils

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❤️Least numerous wbc (0.5-1%)
❤️nucleus deep purple with 1-2 constrictions
❤️large, purpleish black granules containing histamine
❤️are functionally similar to mast cells

110
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What is histamine

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Inflammatory chemical that acts as a vasodilator to allow wbc to reach site of infection

111
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What is an agranulocytes

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Lack visible cytoplasmic granules

Have spherical or kidney shaped nuclei: lymphocytes and monocytes

112
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What are lymphocytes

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❤️2nd most numerous wbc
❤️Large, dark purple circular nuclei with a blue cytoplasm.
❤️Mostly in lymphoid tissue (lymph nodes, spleen) and a few are in blood.
❤️Crucial to immunity

113
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What are the two types of lymphocytes

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➡️ T lymphocytes (T Cells): act against virus infected cells and tumor cells
➡️B lymphocytes (B Cells): give rise to plasma cells, which produce antibodies

114
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What is a monocytes

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❤️largest leukocytes
❤️abundant pale blue cytoplasm
❤️dark purple staining, u or kidney shaped nuclei

115
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What is the pathway of monocytes

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Leave circulation, enter tissues and differentiate into macrophages ➡️ activate phagocytic cells and lymphocytes to trigger immune response

116
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What is hemostasis

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❤️Rapid series of reactions for stoppage of bleeding.

❤️Require clotting factors and substances released by platelets and injured tissues.

117
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What are the three steps to hemostasis

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➡️ Vasoconstriction
➡️platelet plug formation
➡️ coagulation

118
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What is vasoconstriction

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❤️Narrowing of damaged blood vessel

❤️Most effective in smaller blood vessels

119
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What is vasoconstriction triggered by

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➡️direct injury to vascular smooth muscle
➡️chemicals released by endothelial cell platelets
➡️pain reflex

120
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What is platelet plug formation

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Damaged endothelium exposes collagen fibers;
➡️platelets stick to collagen fibers
➡️platelets swell, become spiked and sticky, and released chemicals to cause more platelets to aggregate (positive feedback)

121
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Describe the pathway of platelet plug formation

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Injury to lining of a vessel exposes fibers and platelets adhere. The fibrin forms a mesh that traps red blood cells and platelets forming the clot. Releases chemicals that make nearby platelets sticky and platelet plug forms.

122
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What is coagulation

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❤️Reinforce his platelet plug with fibrin threads.
❤️Blood transformed from liquid to gel.
❤️Series of reaction use 13 clotting factors.
❤️Clotting factor 1 to 13 are mostly soluble plasma proteins made a liver. ❤️Vitamin K is needed to synthesize four of them

123
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what is the first phase of coagulation

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Prothrombin activator formed in both intrinsic (contact activation) and extrinsic (tissue factor) pathway

124
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What is the second phase of coagulation

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Prothrombin (plasma protein) converted to enzyme thrombin

125
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What is the third phase of coagulation

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Thrombin catalyzes fibrinogen (soluble plasma protein) into fibrin (insoluble plasma protein). Forms a fibrin and protein mesh stabilizing the internal platelet clot.

126
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Upon repair of an injury what happens to the coagulated factors

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Upon repair other factors dissolve fibrin clot through fibrinolysis

127
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What is a normal clotting time

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3 to 5 minutes

128
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How do you decrease clotting time

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Use gauze which is a contact material to serve as a foundation for the clot

129
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What are factors that increase clotting time

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❤️Lack of vitamin K. 
❤️Liver disorders. 
❤️Hemophilia. 
❤️Thrombocytopenia. 
❤️Lack of blood calcium.
130
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What is immunity mean

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Resistance to disease

131
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What is the immune system do

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Keep pathogens out. destroys them if they get in. Body recognizes self from nonself

132
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What is an autoimmune disorder

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Disorder where the body does not recognize itself

133
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What is considered the innate defenses

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First and second line of defense

134
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What is considered acquired or adoptive defenses

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The third line of defense which is composed of humoral immunity or cellular immunity

135
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What is the first line of defense considered. And what makes up it

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Nonspecific physical and chemical surface barrier. The skin and mucous membranes make it up

136
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What is the second line of defense considered and what makes it up

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Nonspecific internal cellular and chemical Defense. It is made up of Phagocytes,natural killer cells, inflammation, antimicrobial proteins, fever

137
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What is the third line of defense considered and what makes up it

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Immune response. Humoral immunity which is B cells and cellular immunity which is T cells

138
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What does the humoral immunity involve

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Involves anti-bodies made by B cells

139
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What does cellular immunity involve

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Involve cytotoxic T cells

140
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Describe skin which is the first line of physical surface barriers

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It is stratified, keratinized and relatively dry. Tight junctions seal epithelial cells together

141
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Describe mucosa which is the first line of physical surface barriers

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Mucus traps dust and pathogens. Cillia of upper respiratory tract move mucus toward mouth to be coughed or swallowed

142
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Describe acidity which is the first line of chemical surface barriers

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Skin, stomach, vagina, urinary tract. Acidity inhibits growth of many microbes

143
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Describe sebum which is the first line of chemical surface barriers

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Some lipids released by sebaceous glands have antimicrobial properties

144
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Describe enzymes which is part of the first line of chemical surface barriers

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Lysozymes in tears and saliva. Pepcin and proteases in G.I. tract. Antimicrobial proteins called defensins which are secreted by the skin and the mucous membrane

145
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Describe the second line of internal defense

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Defensive cells which are phagocytes and natural killer cells. Antimicrobial proteins. Inflammatory response. Fever.

146
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What are neutrophils

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Phagocytes. Most abundant of white blood cells (50 to 70%). Short-lived and do not return to blood

147
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Describe macrophages

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Develop from monocytes. Most effective.

148
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Define free macrophages

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Wander through tissue spaces

149
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Define fixed macrophages

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Permanent residents of many organs such as the lungs, liver, nerves, lymph nodes

150
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Describe the mechanism of phagocytosis

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Phagocyte engulfs pathogens and toxins. Phagocyte must adhere to cell or substance.

151
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How can bacteria evade adherence from a macrophage

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Have a capsule.

152
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What is opsonization

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Marks pathogens by coating it with complement proteins which is a type of antimicrobial proteins. Phagocytes are assisted in recognizing by B cells which are making the anti-body specific to this bacterial strain

153
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Describe the natural killer cells

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Non-phagocytic. Large granule lymphocytes. Similar to cytotoxic T cells but nonspecific in their targets. Attack cells that lack self cell surface receptors which Are MHC molecules. Also secrete chemicals that enhance inflammatory response

154
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How do natural killer cells Attack cells

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Release proteins called perforins which form pores in target cells. Then release more chemicals into cells which induce apoptosis in cancer cells and virus-infected cells

155
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What is the inflammatory response

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Triggered when tissue is damaged. Benefits is that it prevents the spread of pathogen or toxins which alerts the third line of defense

156
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What are the four signs of acute inflammation

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Redness. Heat. Sweating. Pain

157
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What is cellulitis

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Inflammation of the subdermal tissues

158
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Describe inflammatory response

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Chemicals are released by cells which trigger inflammatory response. Injured mast cells release histamine and microphages, NK cells and tissue cells release other chemicals.

159
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What is the actual inflammatory response

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Dilation of local arterioles.
Cause redness and heat of inflamed region.
Make capillaries leaky which causes increased permeability. Fluid enters tissues causing swelling.
Attracts leukocytes to area by chemotaxis

160
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What is the first stages of clot formation

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. Blood vessels widen which causes redness. Bloodflow carries defensive cells and chemicals to damaged tissue and remove the toxins

161
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What is the second stage in clot formation

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Heat. Increases metabolic rate of cells in the injured area to speed healing

162
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What is the third stage in clot formation

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Swelling. Fluid containing defensive chemicals, blood clotting factors, oxygen, nutrients, defensive cells seep into the injured area

163
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What is the fourth stage of clot formation

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Pain. Capillaries become more permeable. Movements hampered allowing the injured area to heal

164
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What is the fifth stage of clot formation

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Complement destroys bacteria

165
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What is the sixth stage of clot formation

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Phagocytose engulfs the bacteria

166
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What is the seventh stage of clot formation

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Clot formation prevents loss of blood

167
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What is diapedesis

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It’s the movement of leukocytes out of capillaries . They squeeze between endothelial cells

168
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What are interferons

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Proteins released by virus-infected cells which prevent healthy cells from being infected by a virus. They activate microphages and natural killer cells. They are non-virus specific. Used medically as antivirals and cancer and viral disorders

169
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What are complement proteins

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20 plasma proteins that circulate in the blood and then in an inactive form

170
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What are the three major mechanisms for destroying foreign substances

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❤️stimulate inflammatory response and chemotaxis.
❤️enhance phagocytosis via opsonization.
❤️kill bacteria and other foreign cells directly via compliment fixation and cytolysis

171
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What is the classical complement pathway

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Activated by anti-bodies coding the target cell

172
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What is the lectin complement pathway

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Activated by lectin’s binding to specific sugars on micro organisms surface

173
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What is the alternative complement pathway

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Activated spontaneously. Lack of inhibitors on micro organisms surface allows process to proceed

174
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What is the opsonization complement pathway

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Coats pathogen surface which enhances phagocytosis

175
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What is the inflammation complement pathway

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Stimulates histamine release increases blood vessel permeability and attracts phagocytes by chemotaxis.

176
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What happens when complement components are active

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Macs form from active complement components that insert into the target cell membrane creating pores that can lyse the target cell

177
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What is a fever or pyrexia

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❤️Abnormally high body temperature. ❤️Systemic response to invading microorganisms.
❤️Leukocytes and macrophages exposed to foreign substances secrete pyrogens.
❤️Pyrogens act on the bodies thermostat in hypothalamus raising setpoint for body’s temperature greater than 37

178
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What are the benefits of moderate fever

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Causes liver and spleen to sequester iron and zinc which is needed by micro organisms to grow. Increases metabolic rate which makes a faster repair

179
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What are three characteristics of the third line of defense

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  1. specific: recognizes and targets specific pathogens or foreign molecules.
  2. memory: remembers past pathogens so response will be faster next time.
  3. self tolerant: can distinguish self from nonself and won’t attack own tissues
180
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What is the specificity and memory of the immune system due to

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The B lymphocytes and the T lymphocytes

181
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Where do B lymphocytes or B cells mature

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Mature in bone marrow

182
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Where do you T lymphocytes or T cells mature

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In the thymus gland

183
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Where do stem cells develop from

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In bone marrow or in fetal liver

184
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What are antigens

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Anti-body generators.
Substances that can stimulate B or T cells and provoke an immune response.
Most antigens are large complex molecules not normally found in the body however sometimes benign substances of self cells are treated as antigens

185
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What are antigenic determinants

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Epitopes. The part of an antigen that causes an immune response.
Antibodies and lymphocyte receptors bind to them.
Most pathogenic antigens have numerous antigenic determinants.

186
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How is the body self tolerant and able to recognize its own cells

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All nucleated cells have a molecular tag that identifies them as self. MHC molecules. Foreign cells have different tags. Only identical twins have the same MHC molecules. A self MHC marker labels the body cells as self

187
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Describe MHC molecules

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Used by infected cells and macrophages use to present antigens to immune system cells. Lymphocytes and macrophages is only bind to antigens presented on MHC proteins.

188
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What is the humoral (antibody mediated) immunity

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B cells make antibodies against specific pathogens or toxins

189
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What is cellular Immunity

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T cells kill specific cells directly or indirectly. Also macrophages act as antigen presenting cells which present the antigens of pathogens they phagocytized

190
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What are anti-bodies

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Proteins produced by plasma B cells which are short-lived. Circulate in body fluids. Bond to antigens marking it for destruction by Phagocytes or complements. Memory B cells remains in circulation once antibodies disappear.

191
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How do killer cytotoxic T cells kill directly

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By killing infected or cancerous cells

192
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How do helper T cells kill indirectly

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By releasing chemicals that enhance inflammatory response or by activating other lymphocytes or macrophages to kill affected cell.

193
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How do you suppressor or regulatory T cells work

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Keep immune system a check through negative feedback

194
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What is the immunological memory

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The Primal immune response. Clonal selection upon first antigen exposure. The lag Is 3 to 6 days. Peek antibody levels at 10 days and then they decline

195
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What is the secondary immune response

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Re exposure to same antigen gives more prolonged, more effective response. Antibody levels peak into to three days at much higher levels and remain high for weeks

196
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What is active humoral immunity

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Occurs when B cells encounter antigens and produce specific antibodies against them.

  1. Naturally acquired: which is a response to bacteria infection
  2. Artificially acquired: a response to vaccine of dead pathogens
197
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What is passive humoral immunity

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Occurs when the antibodies are introduced into the body. Protection immediate but ends when anti-bodies naturally degrade in body because of no immunological memory.

  1. Naturally acquired: anti-bodies delivered to feed us via placenta or infant through colostrum.
  2. Artificially acquired: injection of antibodies. Given when exposed to rabies.

Anatomy And Physiology 2 (12 decks)

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