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21 Cards in this Set
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What does blood consist of?
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-Blood cells/platelets
-Plasma |
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Plasma is made of:
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90% water
Proteins, salts, gases |
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Function of RBC biconcave disk shape:
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Flexibility and deformability
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What granules do granulocytes have?
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-Specific
-Nonspecific |
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What granules may agranulocytes have?
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Nonspecific
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What is the nuclear appendage in female neutrophils?
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Barr body
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What are nonspecific granules?
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Lysosomes
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What do specific granules contain?
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Enzymes
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What substances are within nonspecific granules?
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-Acid hydrolases
-Lysozymes |
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What substances are in specific granules of neutrophils?
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-ALP
-Aminopeptidase -Collaginase |
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What are the functions of neutrophils?
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-Phagocytosis
-Destruction of microorganisms -Inflammation |
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What do the specific granules of eosinophils contain?
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Major basic protein
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2 functions of eosinophils:
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-Combat parasites
-Allergic reaction |
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Where do eos function?
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-Spleen
-Lymph nodes -GI tract |
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Why do eos function in tissue spaces instead of in circulation?
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To encounter foreign microorganisms and allergens.
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What do Basophils release?
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Histamine
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What are the agranulocytes?
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Monocytes + lymphocytes
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What do monocytes become when they enter tissue?
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Macrophages
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What do activated B lymphs secrete?
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Antibody
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What makes platelets?
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Megakaryocytes
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How many nuclei do megs have?
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1
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