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1
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Veins vs. arteries: Thicker

A

Arteries

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2
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Veins vs. arteries: Lower pressure

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Veins

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3
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Veins vs. arteries: Larger lumen

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Veins

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4
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Veins vs. arteries: Valves to prevent back flow

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Arteries/veins

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5
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Veins vs. arteries: thicker tunica media

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Arteries

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6
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Veins vs. arteries: Deeper in body

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Arteries

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7
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Veins vs. arteries: assisted by skeletal muscle activity

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Veins

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8
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What do capillaries consist of?

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One cell thick - tunica intima only

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9
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Interweaving of capillaries

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Beds

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10
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Flow of blood through capillary bed

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Microcirculation

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11
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Largest artery

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Aorta

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12
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Where does aorta arise?

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Left ventricle

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13
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4 parts of aorta

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Ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta, abdominal aorta

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14
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Largest veins

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Superior/Inferior Vena Cava

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15
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Where do vena cavae converge?

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Right atrium

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16
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What part of body does vena cavae drain from?

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Upper and lower regions of body

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17
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How are nutrients, gases, and waste exchanged in a fetus?

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Placenta

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18
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How many vessels does an umbilical cord have?

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3 vessels

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19
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How many veins/arteries does an umbilical cord have?

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1, 2

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20
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Part that allows blood to bypass the liver and enter inferior vena cava in a fetus?

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Ductus venosus

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21
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Opening in the septum of atria that allows some blood to go directly from right to left atrium in a fetus

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Foramen ovale

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22
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A short vessel that connects the pulmonary trunk and aorta in a fetus

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Ductus arteriosus

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23
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After birth, what happens to foramen ovale?

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Closes

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24
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After birth, what does the ductus arteriosus collapse into?

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Ligamentum arteriosum

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25
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Narrowing of arteries due to build up of fatty plaques

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Arteriosclerosis

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26
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2 vessels most affected by arteriosclerosis

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Aorta and coronary arteries

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27
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Stationary blood clot

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Thrombus

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28
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Blood clot that has broken off from vessel wall and travels

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Embolus

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29
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Plaque build up inside coronary arteries that impedes blood flow to cardiac tissue

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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

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30
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Removal of vessel from periphery which is used to re-establish better circulation of the heart by re-routing the blood flow around the blockage

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CAMBG)

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31
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Left ventricular heart failure that results in decreased cardiac output, increased pressure in left atrium, and increased pressure in pulmonary veins

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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

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32
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During CHF, what happens to the lungs?

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Increase in pressure, allowing fluid to seep into interstitial tissue causing edema

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33
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Right ventricular heart failure which results in increased pressure in right atrium and increased pressure in vena cavae

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Cor Pulmonale

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34
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Disturbance in electrical system of heart where atria “quiver” more than contract

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Atrial Fibrillation

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35
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2 things that can result from atrial fibrillation

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Possibility of blood stagnation and clotting, and stroke

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36
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Living blood cells of blood

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Formed elements

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37
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Nonliving fluid matrix of blood

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Plasma

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38
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Percentage of blood that contains red blood cells

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Hematocrit

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39
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% blood volume of erythrocytes

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45%

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40
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% blood volume of leukocytes

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> 1%

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41
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% blood volume of platelets

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<1%

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42
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Red blood cells

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Erythrocytes

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43
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White blood cells

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Leukocytes

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44
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Cell fragments for clotting

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Platelets

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45
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pH of blood

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Slightly alkaline (7.35-7.45)

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46
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Temperature of blood

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100.4 F

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47
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% blood volume of plasma

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55%

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48
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What percent of plasma is water?

49
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How many different dissolved substances does plasma contain?

50
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Molecule carrier, blood buffer, osmotic pressure of bloodstream regulator, keeps water in circulatory system, and nutritional marker

51
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Help stop blood loss when blood vessels are injured

52
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Protection from pathogens

A

Antibodies

53
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What happens when pH of blood is too high or too low?

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Body organs triggered to make adjustments (kidneys, lungs)

54
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Main function of RBCs

A

Carry oxygen to all cells

55
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3 cellular characteristics of RBCs

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No nucleus, very few organelles, lack mitochondria

56
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Iron bearing protein that transports oxygen in the blood

A

Hemoglobin

57
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Cell shape of RBCs

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Biconcave - flattened discs with thin centers on both sides

58
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How many RBCs in one drop of blood?

59
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How many molecules of hemoglobin does 1 RBC contain?

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250,000,000

60
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How many oxygens can a hemoglobin bind?

61
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Decrease in oxygen carrying capacity of blood

62
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2 symptoms of anemia

A

Abnormally low RBC count, abnormal level of hemoglobin

63
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Abnormal increase in the number of RBCs

A

Polycythemia

64
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What is polycythemia an indication of?

A

Bone marrow cancer

65
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Sudden hemorrhage

A

Hemorrhagic anemia

66
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Lysis of RBCs due to bacterial infections

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Hemolytic anemia

67
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Lack of vitamin B12

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Pernicious anemia

68
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Lack of RBC production or destruction of RBC due to bone marrow cancer, XRT, or medications

A

Anaplastic anemia

69
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Lack of iron intake in diet which depletes iron reserves needed to make hemoglobin

A

Iron deficient anemia

70
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2 cellular characteristics of WBCs

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Contains nucleus and organelles

71
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WBCs slip into and out of blood vessels

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Diapedesis

72
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WBCs locate areas of tissue damage and infection by responding to chemicals of damaged cells

A

Positive chemotaxis

73
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Method that WBCs move through tissue spaces

A

Ameboid motion

74
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Excessive amount of WBCs

A

Leukocytosis

75
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Abnormally low WBC count

A

Leukopenia

76
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WBCs that contain granules in cytoplasm

A

Granulocytes

77
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WBCs that lack granules in cytoplasm

A

Agranulocytes

78
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What shape nuclei do granulocytes have?

A

Round lobes

79
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What shape nuclei do a granulocytes have?

A

Spherical, oval, kidney shaped

80
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Most numerous granulocytes

A

Neutrophils

81
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What do neutrophils attack?

A

Bacteria/fungi

82
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What kind of nucleus do neutrophils have?

A

Multi-lobed, fine granules

83
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Red granules

A

Eosinophils

84
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What do eosinophils attack

A

Parasitic worms and fight allergies

85
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Rarest WBC that contain histamine granules

86
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What do basophils do?

A

Fight inflammation

87
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Agranulocytes with large, dark nuclei

A

Lymphocytes

88
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Where do lymphocytes reside?

A

Lymphatic tissue

89
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Largest WBCs with U shaped nucleus

90
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What do monocytes fight

A

Chronic infections

91
Q

Cancer of bone marrow and countless WBCs are produced

92
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What is wrong with WBCs made in a person with leukemia

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Immature and not able to carry out normal function

93
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Multi-nucleate cells that form platelets

A

Megakaryocytes

94
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Abnormal bleeding due to low platelet count

A

Thrombocytopenia

95
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Inability to make usual clotting factors

A

Liver problems

96
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What can cause liver problems

A

Low vitamin K levels, hepatitis, cirrhosis

97
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Hereditary bleeding disorder that results in a lack of any of the clotting factors

A

Hemophilia

98
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Blood cell formation

A

Hematopoiesis

99
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Where does hematopoiesis occur?

A

Red bone marrow/myeloid tissue

100
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Common type of stem cell from which all blood cells arise

A

Hemocytoblast

101
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2 types of cells formed by hemocytoblast

A

Lymphoid stem cell, myeloid stem cell

102
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What do lymphoid stem cells produce?

A

Lymphocytes

103
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What do myeloid stem cells produce?

A

All other formed elements

104
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Young RBC that enter blood stream to start transporting oxygen

A

Reticulocyte

105
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How long does it take for a RBC to become fully functional

106
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Hormone that controls RBC production

A

Erythropoietin

107
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What produces erythropoietin

A

Liver, kidneys

108
Q

Prompt red bone marrow to turn out new WBCs and also summon other WBCs to protect the body

A

Colony stimulating factors (CSFs) and interleukins

109
Q

Speeds up platelet production

A

Thrombopoietin

110
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Stoppage of bleeding

A

Hemostasis

111
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3 steps of response to injured tissue cells

A

Vascular spasms, platelet plug formation, coagulation/blood formation

112
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Smooth muscle spasms

A

Vasoconstriction

113
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What do platelets stick to?

A

Exposed underlying collagen

114
Q

What do platelets do once they attach to collagen

A

Release chemicals to cause more vasospasms and attract more platelets to form platelet plug

115
Q

What do injured tissues release to enhance clotting

A

Tissue factor (TF)

116
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Converts prothrombin to thrombin

A

Prothrombin activator

117
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What does thrombin join to in order to form fibrin

A

Fibrinogen

118
Q

Makes mesh to trap RBCs to make a clot

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