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Definition
| transports vital substances, maintains stability of interstitial fluid and distributes heat |
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| What is another name for erythrocytes? |
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Definition
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| what color is oxyhemoglobin and what color is deoxyhemoglobin? |
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Definition
oxy-bright red
deoxy-dark blood |
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| what does the red blood cell count reflect? |
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Definition
| the bloods oxygen carrying capacity |
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| What is the normal RBC count in males, females, and children? |
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Definition
4,600,000-6,200,00 males
4,200,000-5,400,000 females
4,500,000-5,100,000 children |
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Definition
| Low blood oxygen causes kidneys and liver to release erythropoietin which stimulates RBC production |
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| What is the life cycle of RBCs? |
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Definition
| 120 days. Macrophages eat the worn out RBCs |
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Term
| What are the 6 types of anemia? |
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Definition
| Aplastic, hemolytic, sickle cell, iron defciency, pernicious, thalassemia |
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Definition
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| What do interleukins and colony-stimulating factors do? |
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Definition
| Interleukins(#) and colony-stimulating factors(population) stimulate development of white blood cells |
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| What are the types of granulocytes? |
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Definition
| Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils |
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| What are the types of agranulocytes? |
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Definition
| Lymphocytes and monocytes |
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Term
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Definition
| lobed nucleus, first to arrive at infection, phagocytic, 54-62% of leukocytes, elevated in bacterial infection |
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Definition
release histamine and heporin
less than 1% of leukocytes, |
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Definition
bilobed nucleus
moderate allergic reaction
defends against worm infestations
1-3% of leukocytes |
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Definition
2-3X larger than RBC
largest blood cell
kidney shaped nucleus
3-9% of leukocytes
elevated in typhoid fever, malaria, tuberculosis |
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Definition
large spherical nuclei
thin rims of cytoplasm
produce anitbodies
25-33%
decreased Tcells in AIDS |
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Definition
| When leukocytes squeeze through capillary walls to enter tissue space outside the blood vessel (WBC leaves circulation to help fight infection or injury) |
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| What is the white blood cell count? |
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Definition
| # of WBC per cubic millimeter of blood |
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| What is leukopenia and leukocytosis? |
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Definition
penia-low WBC count
cytosis-high WBC count |
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| What do blood platelets do? |
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Definition
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Definition
live 10 days
130,000-360,000 per cubic millimeter of blood
1.sticks to surface
2.releases seratonin
3.contracts SM
4.decreases blood flow |
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Definition
| liquid portion of blood (55% of blood) that transports nutrients, gases, and vitamins. Helps regulate fluid and electrocyte balance and pH |
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| What are the 3 main plasma proteins? |
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Definition
Albumins (60%)
Fibrinogen (4%)
Alpha and Beta Globulins (36%) |
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Term
| What are facts about Albumins |
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Definition
smallest
originated in liver
maintains osmotic pressure of blood |
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Definition
originates in liver
blood coagulation
largest |
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Term
| Aplpha and Beta Globulins |
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Definition
originates in lymphatic tissues
constitile the antibodies of immunity |
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Term
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Definition
Stoppage of bleeding.
1.Blood vessel spasm
2.Platelet plug formation
3.Blood coagulation |
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