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12 Cards in this Set
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What does whole blood consist of?
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Plasma 55%
Leukocytes and platelets <1% Erythrocytes 45% |
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What are the proteins of the blood and what do they do?
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Albumins (osmotic pressure)
Immunoglobins (antibodies) Transport proteins (for hydrophobic molecules) Fibrinogen (clotting) |
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Describe the steps for hematopoiesis
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Where does hematopoiesis occur?
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Bone marrow
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What are the three "blood hormones" that leukocytes and other cells can release to stimulate hematopoiesis?
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Cytokines, colony-stimulating factors, and interleukins
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What secretes EPO and what does it do?
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Kidneys
Increases hematocrit |
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What naturally stimulates the secretion of EPO?
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high elevation and aerobic exercise
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Describe the iron budget
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Describe hemostasis pathway, and what are the three things it produces?
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Vasoconstriction
Platelet plug Fibrin Pathway |
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Platelets are cellular fragments of what kind of cell?
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Megakaryocytes
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When platelets are exposed to collagen they release what two things? What does this cause?
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ADP and TXA2
Causes platelets to become sticky to each other and the vessel wall |
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Describe the coagulation cascade
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