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Cardio, lymph, hemomatopoetic systems
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 4
12/03/2012

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Term
Blood flow through the heart
Definition
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Term

Major Blood 
Vessels

 

Definition

Facial Artery 

Carotid Artery

Brachial Artery 

Femoral Artery

Cephalic Vein

Jugular Vein

Lateral Saphenous 

Medial Saphenous 

Femoral Vein 

Term
Blood vessels used for blood draws/ cataterization 
Definition

Jugular

 

Cephalic 

 

Saphenous

 

Marginal Ear vein (rabbits)

 

Femoral

Term
Heart Rates
Definition
  • Sm Dog 100-140 bpm
  • Med dog 90-120 bpm
  • Lg Dog 80-110
  • Giant Dog 75-90 bpm
  • Cats 100-150
  • Horses 35-45 bpm
  • Cattle 45-55 bpm
Term
EKG 
Definition
Checks electical condution in the heart
Term
Serum 
Definition
Only the chemistries are in serum
Term
Plasma
Definition
The liquid portion of blood
Term
Erythrocytes
Definition
  • Red Blood cells 
  • 6,000,000 -12,000,000
  • Mature red blood cell has no nucleus
  • If it contains a nucleus it is a reticulocyte
Term
Platelets 
Definition
  • Thrombocytoblast make platelets 
  • Thrombocytes
  • 200,000 to 35,000
Term
Leukocytes
Definition
  • White blood cells
  • 5,000 to 11,000
  • Granulocytes
  • Agranulocyes
Term
Granulocytes
Definition
  • 60-70% neutrophils 
  • circulate in blood and can reproduce
  • Eosinophils <5 % 
  • Show up during parasite infestation or allergic reaction
  • Nucleas looks like barbell
  • Basophil Not uncommon to have 0.
Term
Agranulocytes 
Definition

Monocytes (phagocytes)

10-20% circulating shop vacs

 

Lymphocytes

15-25%

in most animals

55% in ruminants 

Almost all nucleus

Specific defense system

 

Term

B- lymphocyes

 

Definition
  • Antibodies
Term
T-lymph
Definition
  • Helper cells (narcs)
  • Cytotoxic (Destroy bad stuff) Psychos
  • Suppressor (peacemaker)
Term
Lymphatic system purpose
Definition

Drain interstitial fluid 

 

Filter

 

Waste managment transport

 

 

Term
thymus
Definition

Starts in neck and moves down

 

Modifys T-lymphocytes 

Term
Spleen
Definition

Store RBCs

Process/destroy old ones

B-lymphocytes hang out here

Term
Gut Associated Lymphatic Tissue
Definition
Modify B-Lymphocytes
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