Hematopoietic System

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bodily system of organs and tissues, primarily the bone marrow, spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes, involved in the production of blood

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hematopoietic system

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brings oxygen, nutrients, salts and hormones to cells and carries away waste products of cellular metabolism

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purpose of hematopoietic system

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what is the body’s major defense system against infections, toxins, and foreign antigens

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hematopoietic system

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primary blood forming organs

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red bone marrow and lymph nodes

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where is red bone marrow found

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vertebrae, proximal femurs, anf flat bones such as sternum, ribs, skull, and pelvis

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contain hemoglobin, an iron based protein essential for carrying O2 to cells

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erythrocytes (RBCs)

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how many RBCs in 1 mm^3 of blood

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4.5 to 6 million RBCs

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how many grams of hemoglobin for males and females

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14g female, 15g male

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how many leukocytes per 1 mm^3 of blood

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5000-10000

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defend body against bacteria through phagocytosis

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neutrophils

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reactt to allergic and parasitic conditions

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eosinophils

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contain heparin and react to inflammatory conditions

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basophils

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make up 25-40% of all white blood cells

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lymphocytes

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phagocytotic and play a role in inflammatory processes

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monocytes

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blood clotting cells

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platelets

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how many platelets in 1 mm^3 of blood

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150,000-400,000

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loss of iron in blood, most common form of anemia that results from blood loss, poor nutrition, ulcers, malignant tumors, intestinal parasites, or menorrhagia

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iron deficiency anemia

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caused by an underlying condition that shortens the life span of the red blood cell, hemoglobin spills out into the plasma

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hemolytic anemia

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hemolytic anemia where RBCs rupture easily

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spherocytosis

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hemolytic anemia where abnormal hemoglobin molecule and RBCs are irregular shaped causing rupture

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sickle cell anemia

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hemolytic anemia with defective hemoglobin, afflicts persons from Mediterranean heritage

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Thalassemia

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radiographically the nature of the disease will result in widening of medullary spaces and thinning of cortices, as bone cells are destroyed and reabsorbed new bone grows over area

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hemolytic anemia

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radiographically vertebral bodies concave as a result of pressure

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sickle cell anemia

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deficiency of vitamin B12 or folic acids leading to defective DNA caused by poor diet, strict vegetarian diet, and alcoholism

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megaloblastic anemia

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most common form of megaloblastic anemia leading to insufficient secretions of gastric mucosa and malabsorptions of foods

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pernicious anemia

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generalized failure of bone marrow to produce enough RBCs, leukocytes, and platelets, cannot fight infections and has tendency to bleed

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aplastic anemia

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infiltration of bone marrow by tumor cells or corticoid thickening, Gaucher’s disease and chronic osteopetrosis

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myelophthisic anemia

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hyperplasia of bone marrow resulting in increased production of RBCs, granulocytes, and platelets, causes increase in blood volume and viscosity

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polycythemia

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may cause increased incidences of cerebral thrombis, peptic ulcer disease, and increased acids in the blood causing gout

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polycythemia

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neoplastic proliferation of WBCs

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leukemia

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cancer of the bone marrow

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myelolytic leukemia

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malignancy in the lymph nodes causing a proliferation of lymphicytes

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lymphatic leukemia

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early radiographic sign in children is transverse radiolucent bands at the metaphyseal ends of long bones, knees, ankles, and wrists

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leukemia

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neoplasms of the lymphoreticular system: lymph nodes, spleen, and lymphoid tissue of GI tract, lung, and skin

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lymphoma

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makes up 90% of lymphoma and originates in the lymph nodes

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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viral disease characterized by high fever, fatigue, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands where Epstein Barr may be a cause

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infectious mononeucleosis

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patient may present with enlarged spleen, lymph nodes, hilar node masses, and elevated WBC count with abnormally high count of atypical lymphocytes

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infectious mononeucleosis

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inherited recessive anticoagulative disorder characterized by decreased serum concentration of globulin, suffer tendency to bleed and spontaneous hemorrhage

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hemophilia

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radiographically characterized by bleeding into joint spaces (knees, elbows, ankles) and chronically subchronal cysts

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hemophilia

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deficiency in the number of platelets resulting in spontaneous bleeding under the skin, mucous membranes in the mouth and internal organs

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purpura (thrombocytopenia)

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radiographically characterized by thickening of the mucosal folds of the small intestines due to chronic hemorrhage

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purpura (thrombocytopenia)