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Lab 1 (Chapter 18) Flashcards

1
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Give some examples of what blood transports

A

Oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, waste, hormones, and stem cells

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2
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What is the pH range that blood must maintain?

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7.35-7.45

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3
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Would you expect your cutaneous blood vessels to vasoconstrict or vasodilate if you were too hot?

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Vasodialate

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4
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Name the process that WBCs use to engulf pathogens and bring them into their cells

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Phagocytosis

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5
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What cellular organelle is most important in plasma cells that create antibodies (proteins)?

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Rough ER

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6
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What is the most abundant thing in plasma?

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Water

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7
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What is found in plasma?

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Water, proteins (albumin, globulin, fibrinogen), and electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and calcium)

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8
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What 2 gasses do erythrocytes carry?

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CO2 and O2

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9
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True or false: Erythrocytes are incomplete cells that have no nucleus or organelles

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True

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10
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What do erythrocytes contain?

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280 million molecules of hemoglobin

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11
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How long do RBCs/ erythrocytes live?

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up to 120 days

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12
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What is the acronym to remember the order of abundance of leukocytes?

A

Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas

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13
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What do neutrophils do?

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Bacterial killers; excellent phagocytes

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14
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What do neutrophils look like?

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Granules in cytoplasm, multi-lobed nucleus

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15
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What do eosinophils do?

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Used in allergic reactions and parasitic infections

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16
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What do eosinophils look like?

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Granules in cytoplasm, bi-lobed nucleus, reddish-orange

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17
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What do basophils do?

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Contain histamine for inflammatory response

18
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What do basophils look like?

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Granules in cytoplasm that are blue/purple and S-shaped

19
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What are the two types of lymphocyte?

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T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes

20
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What do lymphocytes look like?

A

Large nucleus with very little cytoplasm

21
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Describe monocytes

A

Largest WBC, excellent phagocytes, develop into macrophages in the tissues

22
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What do monocytes look like?

A

Large, kidney-bean or horseshoe-shaped nucleus

23
Q

Platelets are fragments of cells called __________ that are involved in blood clotting

A

megakaryocytes

24
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A high RBC count could indicate what?

A

Polycythemia or bone marrow cancer

25
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A high RBC count could indicate what?

A

Polycythemia or bone marrow cancer

26
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A low RBC count could indicate what?

A

Anemia, hemorrhage, or hemolysis

27
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A high total WBC count could indicate what?

A

Infection, poison, or metabolic disease. If it’s too high with a lot of abnormal WBCs, it could be leukemia

28
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A low total WBC count (called leukopenia) could indicate what?

A

TB, measles, typhoid fever, hepatitis or cirrhosis, exposure to radiation

29
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Elevated levels of ____ could indicate an acute bacterial infection, rheumatoid arthritis, burns, stress, or normal result of exercise

A

neutrophils

30
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Decreased levels of ____ could indicate a protozoan or viral infection, anemia, or malnutrition

A

neutrophils

31
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Elevated levels of ____ could indicate mumps, measles, or whooping cough

A

Lymphocytes

32
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Decreased levels of ____ could indicate AIDS or radiation

A

lymphocytes

33
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Elevated levels of ____ could indicate chronic diseases such as TB or leukemia, chronic inflammation, or viral infection

A

Monocytes

34
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Decreased levels of ____ could indicate anemia or corticosteroid treatment

A

Monocytes

35
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Elevated levels of ____ could indicate allergies or parasitic infections

A

Eosinophils

36
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Decreased levels of ____ could indicate a patient has received steroid therapy

A

Eosinophils

37
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Elevated levels of ____ could indicate inflammatory processes

A

Basophils

38
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Decreased levels of ____ could indicate hypersensitive reactions

A

Basophils

39
Q

A person with a blood type of A+ has what antigens and antibodies?

A

Antigens: A, Rh
Antibodies: Anti-B

40
Q

Define artery

A

Carries blood away from the heart

41
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Define vein

A

Carries blood towards the heart

42
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Where is the SA (sinoatrial) node?

A

In the right atrium

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