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Plasma
Definition
Acellular fraction of blood that will still clot
Term
Serum
Definition
Acellular fraction of blood that will not clot
Term
Fenestrations
Definition
Small openings in capillaries
Term
capillary
Definition
smallest blood vessel in the body, only large enough to let one RBC through at a time
Term
anticoagulent
Definition
prevents blood from clotting
Term
red top tube
Definition
sterile glass tube
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purple top tube
Definition
contains anticoagulent
Term
shape of erythrocyte
Definition
biconcave disc
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size of erythrocyte
Definition
7 microns
Term
a micron is
Definition
1/1000 of a mm
Term
number of erythrocytes
Definition
7,000,000/cubic mm
Term
function of erythrocytes
Definition
oxygen transport
Term
diffusion
Definition
movement of gas or solute from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Term
Blood is ___% of body weight
Definition
7%
Term
Plasma is ___% of blood volume (in a dog)
Definition
55%
Term
Cells and formed elements make ___% of blood volume (of a dog)
Definition
45%
Term
6 'proteins' found in the cell membrane
Definition
channels,
ID markers,
Receptors,
cytoskeletal Markers,
enzymes,
transport proteins
Term
channels
Definition
allow amino acids & water to freely move into and out of the cell
Term
identification markers
Definition
identifies cells as belonging to a specific body
Term
receptors
Definition
place where hormones attach to cells to turn them on or off
Term
cytoskeletal anchor
Definition
give the cell shape
Term
enzymes
Definition
speed up or slow down a chemical reaction
Term
transport protein
Definition
moves things that are too large to fit through channels through the cell membrane (Na/Cl pump)
Term
mitochondria
Definition
powerhouse of the cell. produces energy in the form of ATP
Term
blood glucose level
Definition
70-100 mg/100cc blood
Term
glucose + O2 (+ mitochondrial enzyme) yields
Definition
ATP + heat + CO2 + H2O
Term
ATP, heat, CO2, and H2O are yielded from?
Definition
glucose + O2 (mitochondrial enzyme)
Term
what is ATP?
Definition
energy
Term
what 3 gases compose air? what percentage?
Definition
O2 21%

N 79%

CO2 <300parts/million
Term
CO2 + H2O yields
Definition
H2CO3 Carbonic acid
Term
metabolic water
Definition
water produced by mitochondria
Term
digestion of lipids produces
Definition
acetone (ketones)
Term
formula for digestion
Definition
glucose + O2 (mitochondrial enzymes) -> ATP + heat (Delta) + CO2 +H2O
Term
formula for digestion of fat
Definition
lipid + O2 (mitochondrial enzymes) -> ATP + heat (Delta) + CO2 +H2O + acetone
Term
formula for digestiion of protein
Definition
protein + O2 (mitochondrial enzymes) -> ATP + heat (Delta) + CO2 + H2O + NH3 (ammonia)
Term
too much acetone in the blood leads to
Definition
acidosis
Term
acidosis causes
Definition
K+ to be released into the blood
Term
too much K+ in the blood
Definition
hyperkalemia
Term
hyperkalemia leads to
Definition
cardiac arrest
Term
diabetes mellitus
Definition
lack of insulin, sugar stays in the bloodstream
Term
hyerglycemia
Definition
too much glucose in the blood
Term
diabetic ketoacidosis
Definition
body can't burn glucose, so it burns lipids
Term
ribosomes
Definition
manufacture protein
Term
proteins are made of
Definition
amino acids
Term
golgi apparatus
Definition
"packages" proteins for export from the cell
Term
lysosomes
Definition
"suicide bag"
Term
lysosomes contain
Definition
hydrolitic enzymes
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