Hematopoetic System Flashcards

1
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Hematopoietic System

A

In charge of making blood

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2
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Hematopoiesis

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Making new blood cells

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3
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This is where production of new blood cells takes place

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Bone marrow

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4
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Keeps body fluid levels in balance and defends the body against infections

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Lymphatic System

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5
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It transport colorless, watery fluid called?

A

Lymph

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6
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What does lymphatic system facilitates in absorption?

A

Fats and fat soluble vitamins to blood stream

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7
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Physiologic changes in H and L system

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  • Decline in marrow cellularity
  • Reduced production of RBC
  • Reduced production of lymphocele
  • Genetic and epigenetic Changes
  • Decline in Hematopoietic stem cell functioning
  • Alteration in Peripheral blood
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8
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Myeloproliferative disorder

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Overproduction of blood cells

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9
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A hormone that stimulate RBC production

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Erythropoietin

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10
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Reduce production of RBC is due to?

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Reduce production of erythropoietin

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11
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How to boost RBC production?

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Increased iron and diet

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12
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What does iron supplements do?

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  • Help combat anemia
  • Boost RBC production
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13
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What is Lymphocyte?

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  • Type of WBC
  • Fights invaders
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14
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What will happen if there is reduced lymphocyte?

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  • Compromise immune system
  • Prone to various diseases
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15
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TRUE AND FALSE: Does behavior and environment causes changes that affect the way your genes work?

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Yes this is, epigenetic changes

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16
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Increased in clonal hematopoiesis are prone to?

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Cancer

17
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TRUE OR FALSE: Does decline in hematopoietic stem cell functioning leads to age-related immune impairement?

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Yes

18
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What does decline in hematopoietic stem cell functioning do to your body?

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  • Lose ability to regenerate blood
  • Lose ability to develop various types of blood cells
19
Q

Alteration in peripheral blood leads to?
Choose all answer
A) Reduce RBC
B) Reduce platelet numbers
C) Prone to blood related cancer
D) Reduce facilitations of absorption of fats and fat soluble vitamins
E) Reduced anti infective activity of neutrophils
F) Have increase percent of granulocytes and monocytes but decrease percent of T and Lymphocytes

A

A, B, E, F

20
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what happen if there is altered immune function?

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Prone to infections and cancer