Hematology Flashcards

1
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Blood can be divided into _________ and _________

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Plasma and plasma components make up the ______

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2
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Plasma is primarily _______

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water is the primary substance in ________

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3
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The major category of proteins within the plasma is ________

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Albumins are the major category of proteins within the _______

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What do albumins do?

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______ give blood its osmolarity and influences the flow of blood

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5
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Where are albumins made?

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The liver is where _____ are made

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6
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Where are most transport proteins made?

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The liver makes most ________

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7
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what is an iron binding protein?

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hemoglobin is an iron ____ protein

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8
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what does the suffix -ogen mean?

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_____ is the suffix for something that is inactive

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9
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Aminoacids and nitrogenous wastes are two forms of

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nitrogenous compounds include ______ and _______

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10
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uria, creatinine and uric acid are all ________

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three forms of nitrogenous wastes are _______

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11
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The breakdown (remaining) products of amino acids

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uria is the ___________

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12
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When cells are broken down, the remaining DNA waste products make up

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uric acid

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13
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two broken down creatine molecules put together

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creatinine

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14
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What is the raw material used for Aerobic respiration in the body?

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glucose

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15
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What primarily does hemostasis?

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Platelets aide in blood clotting to prevent blood loss

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16
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Where are blood cells made?

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In the marrow of the bone

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17
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erythrocyte means ________ while hemocyctoblasts refers to ________

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Red blood cells are called ________ while stem cells are called ______

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18
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EPO is a hormone produced by the ______ that gives rise to _________

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______ is a hormone produced by the kidneys that gives rise to red blood cells

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19
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how do erythrocytes reduce size?

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By losing their nuclei _______ reduce size

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20
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The stimulus for erythropoiesis is ______

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low levels of oxygen is the stimulus for _______

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21
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What are the five main functions of blood?

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Respiration, Transportation, Thermoregulation, Defense, and Hemostasis

22
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Hormones secreted by mature white blood cells that signal red bone marrow to produce more white blood cells

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colony stimulating factors

23
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T/F white blood cells typically remain in the blood stream.

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False! most white blood cells typically leave the blood stream

24
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what type of white blood cells leave the blood stream in 8 hours and live 5 days after that?

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Granulocytes leave the blood stream in 8 hours and live 5 days after that

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what type of white blood cells leave the blood stream in 20 hours, turn into macrophages and live for several years after that?
monocytes leave the blood stream in ______, turn into ________ and live for several ______ after that
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What are white blood cells that provide long term immunity and can last decades?
B and T lymphocytes provide _____ and can last _______
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What are the three granulocytes?
Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils make up the three categories of ______
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When someone has strep throat (a bacterial infection), it can be expected that the amount of ________ will increase
When someone has ______, it can be expected that the amount of neutrophils will increase
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What are the functions of neutrophils?
1. Phagocytosis of bacteria | 2. Release of antimicrobial chemicals
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When someone has a tapeworm (a parasitic infection), it can be expected that the amount of ________ will increase
When someone has ______, it can be expected that the amount of eosinophils will increase
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When someone has an allergic reaction, it can be expected that the amount of ________ will increase
When someone has ______, it can be expected that the amount of eosinophils will increase
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What are the functions of eosinophils?
1. phagocytosis of antigen-antibody complexes and allergens | 2. Release of enzymes that destroy parasites
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Do fetal blood cells carry a different type of hemoglobin than adult cells? With a greater affinity for oxygen
Yes
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Fetal hemoglobin allow the baby to absorb ______ from the mother through the ______
__________ allow the baby to ______ oxygen from the mother through the placenta
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There are _____ different blood groups and within groups, blood types are based off ______
1. 35 | 2. Antigens
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during pregnancy ______ and ______ appear on the surface of each blood cell, these are called. _____
during ______ proteins and sugars appear on the _______ of each blood cell, these are called antigens
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the O allele, codes for a protein that is _______; it m akes no ________.
_______, codes for a _____ that is not functional; it makes no surface molecules at all.
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Donor: A+, A-, O+, O-
Recipient: A+
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Donor: A-, O-
Recipient: A-
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The globulins form the ______ major class of plasma ______
________ form the second major class of plasma proteins
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Globulins include ________ and some plasma _______ proteins
________ include antibodies and some plasma transport proteins
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Clotting factors are the _______ class of plasma ______
The third class of plasma proteins are clotting factors
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What is the most abundant clotting factor protein? What is it converted into?
Fibrinogen is the most abundant clotting factor protein which is converted into fibrin
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Fibrinogen is converted into ________ in response to ________
Fibrinogen is converting into fibrin in response to blood loss
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All plasma proteins are made by the ______ except _______ which is made by ______
All ________ are made by the liver except antibodies which is made by B- lymphocytes
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Embryonically, the hemopoietic tissues include the _____ as well as the ______, ______ and ______.
The red bone marrow, the liver, the spleen, and the thymus are all hemopoietic tissues in ______
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what are three hormones that affect blood cell production?
EPO, thrombopoietin or colony-stimulating factors
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The production of erythrocytes requires iron, folic acid and vitamin B12, and vitamin C
true
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The enzyme that catalyzes the production of carbonic acid is
carbonic anhydrase
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T/F Hemoglobin is found in the plasma portion of blood
False
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Which of the following is the atom that enables hemoglobin to bind to oxygen is: a. calcium b. globin c. heme d. iron e. sodium
Iron is the atom that enables hemoglobin to bind to oxygen
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Platelets respond to _______ released by damaged endothelial cells and release ______, which is a potent _______
__________ respond to endothilin released by ________ and release serotonin , which is a potent vasoconstrictor