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Blood is made of two main components: |
Formed elements and plasma |
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The percentage of formed elements and plasma in blood: |
FE: 45% Plasma: 55% |
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What is basic blood volume for male and female? |
Male: 5-6 mL Female: 4-5 mL |
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What is hematocrit? |
The percentage of your blood made of RBCs |
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Plasma is seen as the _____ fluid of blood. |
Sticky, straw-colored |
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Plasma is made up of ______ water. |
90% |
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What does formed elements consist of? |
WBC, RBC, platelets |
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What are the three main plasma proteins? |
Albumin, globulin, fibrinogen |
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Which plasma protein is most abundant and what is its function? |
Albumin, 60-80% Colloid osmotic pressure that removes water from tissue into capillaries |
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Function of globulin( alpha, beta, gamma): |
Alpha: transports enzymes Beta: transports proteins Gamma: immunoglobulin, functions in immunity |
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Erythrocytes are produced in: |
Red bone marrow |
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In the first trimester, what produces the stem cells for blood? |
Yolk sac |
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Which protein stimulates the production of blood cells in red bone marrow? |
Erythropoietin |
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What two places are erythropoietin produced? |
90% in glomeruli of kidney The rest in the liver |
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Two types of WBC and their types |
Granulocytes: basophils, neutrophils , eosinophil agrunolocytes: lymphocytes and monocytes |
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Which WBC makes up for 20-45% of the leukocytes? |
Lymphocytes |
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Function of lymphocytes: T-cells and B-cells |
T-cells: fights against foreign bodies B-cells: produces antibodies |
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Which structure allows for leukocytes to reach the site of an infection? |
Can move in an ameboid fashion |
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Monocytes are the __________ leukocytes. |
Largest |
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What is release from basophils when there's an infection? |
Histamine |
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What is another function of basophils? |
Vasodilation, opens the blood vessel to allow WBC to go to the infected site |
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Eosinophil function: |
Kill parasites and turn off allergic responses |
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Neutrophils and monocytes are: |
Phagocytosis cells |
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Monocytes make up for what percentage of WBC? |
4-8% |
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Another name for platelets is: |
Thrombocytes |
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Function of platelets: |
Helps in blood clotting; serotonin is released causing the blood vessel to construct and reduce the blood flow to the injured area |
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Increase in platelets causes: |
Thrombosis |
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What type of blood cells do lymphoid and myeloid stem cells form? |
Lymphoid produce lymphocytes Myeloid produce all the other types of cells |
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Prior to erythrocytes there are: |
Proerythroblast |
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________ enlarge to form monocytes. |
Monoblasts |
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Granulocytes form from: |
Myelocytes |
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Platelets originate from: |
Megakaryocytes |
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Platelets originate from: |
Megakaryocytes |
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What three factors do you need to form RBC and hemoglobin? |
Folic acid, B12, iron |
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Thrombocytopenia occurs when there's a ___________ in platelets. |
Decrease |
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What is destroyed during aplastic anemia? |
Bone marrow |
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What is destroyed during aplastic anemia? |
Bone marrow |
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Microcytic and macrocytic anemia is a deficiency in: |
Microcytic: iron Macrocytic: B12, folic acid |
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Polycythemia is the ________ of RBC. |
Excess |
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Which organs form blood in the first two months? |
Liver and spleen |
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Three layers of blood vessels are: |
Tunica intima Tunica media Tunica externa |
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What are the structures of each blood vessel layer? |
Tunica intima: simple squamous epithelium Tunica media: smooth muscle Tunica externa: connective tissue |
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What are three types of arteries? |
Elastic arteries, muscular arteries and arterioles |
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Arteries have _______ pressure than veins. |
More |
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Pressure (mmHg) in aorta, SVC/IVC: |
Aorta: 100 mmHg SVC/IVC: 4 mmmHg |
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What are the two types of capillaries? |
Low permeability and sinusoids |
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Where are sinusoid capillaries located and their feature? |
Liver and spleen: wide and leaky |
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What layer of the blood vessel is thicker in the vein than artery? |
Tunica externa |
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Sickle cell disease is the result of: |
Inherited, abnormal hemoglobin S produced |
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Sickle cell disease is the result of: |
Inherited, abnormal hemoglobin S produced |
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Treatment for sickle cell disease: |
Folic acid |
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Sickle cell disease is the result of: |
Inherited, abnormal hemoglobin S produced |
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Treatment for sickle cell disease: |
Folic acid |
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Symptoms and signs of sickle cell disease: |
Jaundice, fever, fatigue, paleness, increase HR, ulcers in lower leg, decreased growth, bone pain, abdominal pain |
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Sickle cell disease is the result of: |
Inherited, abnormal hemoglobin S produced |
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Treatment for sickle cell disease: |
Folic acid |
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Symptoms and signs of sickle cell disease: |
Jaundice, fever, fatigue, paleness, increase HR, ulcers in lower leg, decreased growth, bone pain, abdominal pain |
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Where does leukemia start and what occurs? |
Starts in the bone marrow; production of white blood cells that don't stop growing |
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Sickle cell disease is the result of: |
Inherited, abnormal hemoglobin S produced |
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Treatment for sickle cell disease: |
Folic acid |
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Symptoms and signs of sickle cell disease: |
Jaundice, fever, fatigue, paleness, increase HR, ulcers in lower leg, decreased growth, bone pain, abdominal pain |
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Where does leukemia start and what occurs? |
Starts in the bone marrow; production of white blood cells that don't stop growing |
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Four different types of leukemia: |
Acute, chronic, lymphocytic, myelogenous |
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Sickle cell disease is the result of: |
Inherited, abnormal hemoglobin S produced |
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Treatment for sickle cell disease: |
Folic acid |
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Symptoms and signs of sickle cell disease: |
Jaundice, fever, fatigue, paleness, increase HR, ulcers in lower leg, decreased growth, bone pain, abdominal pain |
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Where does leukemia start and what occurs? |
Starts in the bone marrow; production of white blood cells that don't stop growing |
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Four different types of leukemia: |
Acute, chronic, lymphocytic, myelogenous |
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What occurs in lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia? |
Lymphocytic; effects lymphocytes and produces mature WBC myelogenous; effects myelocytes and produces immature and mature WBC |
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Sickle cell disease is the result of: |
Inherited, abnormal hemoglobin S produced |
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Treatment for sickle cell disease: |
Folic acid |
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Symptoms and signs of sickle cell disease: |
Jaundice, fever, fatigue, paleness, increase HR, ulcers in lower leg, decreased growth, bone pain, abdominal pain |
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Where does leukemia start and what occurs? |
Starts in the bone marrow; production of white blood cells that don't stop growing |
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Four different types of leukemia: |
Acute, chronic, lymphocytic, myelogenous |
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What occurs in lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia? |
Lymphocytic; effects lymphocytes and produces mature WBC myelogenous; effects myelocytes and produces immature and mature WBC |
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Treatment for leukemia: |
Chemo Radiation Inteferon-A SCT |
Four types |
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Why does jaundice cause yellow skin? |
Produces damaged RBC which releases hemoglobin which turns into bilubrin, turning the skin yellow |
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Symptoms of leukemia: |
Bone pain Fever and night sweats Bleed easily Headache Loses weight Weakness Swollen lymph nodes in armpit and neck Gets infected easily |
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