The Blood Flashcards

1
Q

FUNCTION OF THE BLOOD

A

TRANSPORTATION
REGULATION
PROTECTION

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2
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COMPONENTS OF BLOOD

A
PLASMA
RED BLOOD CELLS
PLATELETS
WHITE BLOOD CELLS 
WATER
SOLUTES
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3
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WHAT DOES BLOOD TRANSPORT?

A

HEAT
WASTE
SIMPLE MOLECULES
HORMONES

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4
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HOW DOES BLOOD REGULATE HOMEOSTASIS?

A

BUFFER SYSTEM

OSMOTIC PRESSURE

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5
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HOW DOES BLOOD PROTECT?

A

ABILITY TO CLOT

CONTAINS PHAGOCYTIC MATERIAL TO GET RID OF PATHOGENS

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6
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BLOOD

A

THICKER THAN WATER
38 degrees
pH 7.35-7.45

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7
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WHAT STIMULATES THE SYNTHESIS OF ERYTHROPOIETIN?

A

TESTOSTERONE

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8
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HEMATOCRIT

A

THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BLOOD VOLUME TAKEN UP BY RBCS.

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9
Q

HEMOPOIESIS

A

THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE FORMED ELEMENTS WITHIN BLOOD DEVELOP

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10
Q

TYPES OF STEM CELL

A

MYELOID
PROGENITOR
LYMPHOID
PRECURSOR

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11
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CFU-E

A

PRODUCES ERYTHROCYTES

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12
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CFU-Meg

A

PRODUCES MEGAKARYOCYTES

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13
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CFU-GM

A

PRODUCES GRANULOCYTES AND MONOCYTES

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14
Q

MYELOID STEM CELLS

A
PRODUCE PLATELETS
MONOCYTES
NEUTROPHILS
EOSINOPHILS
BASOPHILS
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15
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LYMPHOID STEM CELLS

A

PRODUCE LYMPHOCYTES AND NATURAL KILLER CELLS

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16
Q

HEMOPOIETIC GROWTH FACTORS

A

ERYTHROPOIETIN
THROMBOPOIETIN
CYTOKINES

17
Q

CYTOKINES

A

STIMULATE PROLIFERATION OF PROGENITOR CELLS

REGULATE ACTIVITY OF CELLS IN THE NON SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE

18
Q

THROMBOPOIETIN

A

HORMONE PRODUCED BY THE LIVER

STIMULATES PLATELET FORMATION

19
Q

ERYTHROPOIETIN

A

PRODUCED WITHIN THE KIDNEYS

INCREASES RED BLOOD CELLS