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blood is a liquid connective tissue made up of __% plasma and __% formed elements.
55% plasma
45% formed elements
formed elements are made up of __% red blood cells and <__% are white blood cells
99% RBC
<1% WBC
total adult blood volume is ___l and __% body weight
5-6 l
8% body weight
3 functions of blood
transportation
regulation
protection
after birth hemopoiesis takes place in _____
red marrow of long bones
pluripotent stem cells can generate 2 other types of stem cells ____ and _____
myeloid stems cells
lymphoid stem cells
erythrocytes or RBCs are ____ disks (to increase surface area) and their main component is _____.
biconcave
hemoglobin
hemoglobin can ____ and _____ O2 and can be blocked by ______
bind
transport
CO
RBCs avg __-__million/ml. lower tnat normal level is called _____ and higher than normal is called ____.
4-5
anemia
erythrocytosis
formation of new RBCs is called _____ and is stimulated by _____.
erythropoiesis
erythropoietin
WBC have two classifications: ____ and ____
-grannular
neutrophils-pale lilace
eosinophils-bright pink
basophils-dk blue)
-agranular
lymphocytes
monocytes
neutrophil count increases in response to what\/
bacterial infection
leukemia
eosinophil count increases in response to what?
allergic reaction
parasitic disease
basophil count increases in response to what?
chronic infection
leukemia
lymphocyte count increases in response to what?
viral infection
leukemia
monocyte count increases in response to what?
infectious monocytosis
leukemia
function of platelets
when vessels are damaged, they form a plug and release chemicals that promote clotting
process of hemostasis
vascular spasm
platelet plug formation
clotting
aspirin does what two things?
inhibits vascular spasm
inhibits platelet aggregation
plasmin dissolves a clot by digesting fibrin threads which is called ___ .
fibrinolysis
heparin and warfarin are _____
anticoagulants
Vitamin K is used as a medicine to _____
stop bleeding
blood type A has ___antigen and ____ antibody.
blood type __has A antigen and B antibody.
blood type B has ___antigen and ____ antibody.
blood type __has B antigen and A antibody.
blood type AB has ___antigen and ____ antibody.
blood type __has A & B antigen and no antibody.
blood type O has ___antigen and ____ antibody.
blood type __has no antigen and A & B antibody.
hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)
Rh __ mom develops antibodies to Rh antigen of Rh __ fetus. next pregnancy with Rh pos. fetus mother passes anti-RH antibodies into fetus which destroys RBCs
neg.
pos
Anemia-- reduced number of ____ and _____.
hemoglobin
RBCs
S/S of anemia
fatigue
intolerant of cold
pale skin and mucous membranes
Leukemia--unregulated proliferation of ______
immature WBCs