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48 Cards in this Set
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What percentage of plasma is water? |
92% |
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Avg adult has how much blood? |
8-10 pints |
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T or F: Blood secrets hormones |
False |
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What is fibrinogen? |
A blood protein for blood clots |
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What is fibrinogen? |
A blood protein for blood clots |
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Serum albumin? |
Synthesized by liver |
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Serum albumin? |
Synthesized by liver 55% of plasma proteins Maintains blood volume through osmotic pressure |
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Serum globulin |
Synthesized in liver Aids in transport of fat, fat-soluble vitamins Coagulates blood, Synthesized antibodies |
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Waste products in blood |
Lactic acid, urea, creatine |
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Waste products in blood |
Lactic acid, urea, creatine |
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T or F: WBCs contain thrombocytes |
False |
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Waste products in blood |
Lactic acid, urea, creatine |
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T or F: WBCs contain thrombocytes |
False |
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What vitamin is needed to make prothrombin? |
Vitamin K |
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Thrombocytes? |
Platelets |
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Thrombocytes? |
Platelets; create a platelet plug |
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Agranulocytes? |
WBC with no granules in cytoplasm |
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Leukopenia? |
Dec. in # of WBCs |
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Pathogenic? |
Disease-causing microorganism |
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Phagocytosis |
Process of eliminating harmful bacteria by phagocytizing it |
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Where are prothrombin and fibrinogen manufactured? |
Liver |
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How is blood type determined? |
Type of antigens on RBCs |
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Antibody? How does it relate to blood type? |
Antibody inactivates antigens and the right pair are needed |
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Rh factor? |
To determine blood transfusions and used in pregnancy |
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Anemia? |
Dec. # of RBCs and hemoglobin |
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Agranulocytes? |
WBC with no granules in cytoplasm |
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Leukopenia? |
Dec. in # of WBCs |
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Pathogenic? |
Disease-causing microorganism |
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Phagocytosis |
Process of eliminating harmful bacteria by phagocytizing it |
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Where are prothrombin and fibrinogen manufactured? |
Liver |
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How is blood type determined? |
Type of antigens on RBCs |
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Antibody? How does it relate to blood type? |
Antibody inactivates antigens and the right pair are needed |
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Rh factor? |
To determine blood transfusions and used in pregnancy |
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Anemia? |
Dec. # of RBCs and hemoglobin |
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Temporary cause to polycythemia |
High altitudes |
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Agranulocytes? |
WBC with no granules in cytoplasm |
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Embolus |
Objects moving through bloodstream |
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Infectious mononucleosis |
Virus (EBV) passed by oral contact |
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Sickle cell anemia |
Deformation of RBCs, exclusive to Africans |
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Leukopenia? |
Dec. in # of WBCs |
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Pathogenic? |
Disease-causing microorganism |
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Phagocytosis |
Process of eliminating harmful bacteria by phagocytizing it |
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Where are prothrombin and fibrinogen manufactured? |
Liver |
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How is blood type determined? |
Type of antigens on RBCs |
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Antibody? How does it relate to blood type? |
Antibody inactivates antigens and the right pair are needed |
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Rh factor? |
To determine blood transfusions and used in pregnancy |
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Anemia? |
Dec. # of RBCs and hemoglobin |
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Temporary cause to polycythemia |
High altitudes |