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The Blood Flashcards

1
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How much of blood plasma is water

A

90%

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2
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How much of plasma proteins are albumin?

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60%

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3
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Only what type of cells are complete cells?

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WBC’S

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4
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What is globin composed of?

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4 polypeptide chains (2 alpha, 2 beta)

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5
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What is heme responsible for?

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Binds oxygen for preparation of transportation

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6
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What is the process of producing blood cells?

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Hematopoiesis

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7
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What is in red bone marrow and what are they called?

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Blood stem cells - hemapoietic stem cells

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8
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How long does erythropoiesis take?

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15 days

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9
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What would reticulocyte tell you about what’s going on in the body?

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Indicate a problem of impairment of blood production

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10
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Too many RBC leads to?

A

Increase blood viscosity

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11
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What is EPO?

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Erythropoietin

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12
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What is EPO released by and in response to what

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Kidneys in response to hypoxia

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13
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What are some causes of hypoxia?

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  1. Hemorrhage
  2. Iron deficiency
  3. Reduced oxygen availability
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14
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What is the life span of mature erythropoietin?

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100-120 days

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15
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What engulfs the dead erythrocytes and where ?

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Macrophages and spleen

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16
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What are the three groups of anemia?

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  1. Blood loss
  2. Low RBC production
  3. High RBC destruction
17
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If you have too much leukocyte production, what is the infection called?

A

Leokocytosis

18
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What are the two categories of leukocytes?

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  1. Granulocytes
  2. Agranolocytes
19
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What do granulocytes include?

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  • Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
20
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What do agranulocytes include?

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  • Lymphocytes and monocytes
21
Q

Which cells do lymphocytes contain?

22
Q

How much of blood is erythrocytes?

23
Q

What is an abnormally low WBC called? How much?

A

Leukopenia and < 11,000

24
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How can leukopenia be caused?

A

Drug induced

25
Q

What are all cell fragments?

26
Q

What do platelets act in?

A

Megakaryocytes

27
Q

What do megakaryoblast continue to do

A

Act in clotting process

28
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What do megakaryoblast go through ( but nothing at other )

A

Mitosis at not cytokinesis

29
Q

What is another name for blood clotting?

A

Hemostasis

30
Q

Factors are what of clotting?

A
  1. Vascular spasm
  2. Platelet plug formation
  3. Coagulation
31
Q

What are some homeostasis disorders ?

A
  • Embolus
  • Embolism
  • thrombus
32
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What is a thrombus?

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Clot that develops and persist in an unbroken vessel

33
Q

What is a embolus?

A

Thrombus freely floating in the bloodstream

34
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What is an embolism?

A

Embolus obstructing a vessel

35
Q

If someone is type AB , which antibodies do they have?

36
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If someone is type o , which antibodies do they have?

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