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59 Cards in this Set
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What two heart conditions result in a rise of blood pressure? |
Atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis |
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What are the four purposes of blood? |
1. Carries nutrients (ex. Oxygen) 2. Removes waste products 3. Keeps fluid volume and tissue stable 4. Regulates body temperature |
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What volume of blood does the body contain? |
5 liters |
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How long does it take to replace lost fluid blood? |
24 hours |
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How long does it take for solid blood to regenerate? |
57 days? |
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What must be done if the blood amount cannot be replaced within 24 hours? |
Blood transfusion |
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How much of blood is fluid? |
55% |
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What is fluid blood made up of? |
Water, proteins, salts, nutrients, hormones, vitamins, sugars |
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How much of blood is solid? |
45% |
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What are erythrocytes? |
Red blood cells |
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What are leukocytes? |
White blood cells |
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What are thrombocytes? |
Platelets |
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How many erythrocytes does a human have? |
Male: 5.4 million/mm^3 Female: 4.8 million/mm^3 |
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What do erythrocytes do? |
Carry oxygen |
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How many leukocytes does a human have? |
Male and female: 5000-9000/mm^3 |
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What do leukocytes do? |
Fight disease/infection |
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How many thrombocytes does a human have? |
Male and female: 250,000 - 400,000/mm^3 |
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What do thrombocytes do? |
Clot blood |
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How long do erythrocytes live? |
56 days |
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How long do thrombocytes live? |
10 days |
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How long do leukocytes live |
? |
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What is fluid blood also known as? |
Plasma |
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How often can plasma be donated? |
Every 48 hours/3 times a week |
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How often can blood be donated? |
Every 57 days |
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What is hemaglobin? |
A substance that aids in the transport of oxygen |
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What is hematocrit? |
The percent of red blood cells (erythrocytes) packed with oxygen |
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What are the blood types? |
A, B, AB, O |
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How are blood types determined? |
The attached proteins |
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What makes blood type A? |
A protein |
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What makes blood type B? |
B protein |
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What makes blood type AB? |
A and B proteins |
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What makes blood type O? |
No proteins |
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What are proteins also known as? |
Antigens |
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What do antibodies do? |
Serve as defense/kills what it is not |
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What antibodies does blood type A have? |
B antibodies |
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What antibodies does blood type B have? |
A antibodies |
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What antibodies does blood type AB have? |
No antibodies |
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What antibodies does blood type O have? |
A and B antibodies |
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What is special about blood type O? |
Universal donor, can give to anyone, no antigens |
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What is special about blood type AB? |
Universal recipient, can receive from anyone, no antibodies |
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What is hypertension? |
High blood pressure |
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What condition consists of atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis? |
Coronary Artery Disease |
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What does Coronary Artery Disease lead to? |
Myocardial infarct |
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What is the medical term for heart attack? |
Myocardial infarct |
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What is the equivalent of a myocardial infarct in the brain? |
Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) |
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What is the medical term for a stroke? |
Cerebral Vascular Accident |
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What is the cause of Myocardial Infarcts and Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA)? |
The narrowing of arteries |
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What is an Aneurism? |
The weakening of the artery wall, which slowly expands into a sac-like formation and explodes |
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What are the symptoms of an Aneurism? |
No symptoms |
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What is the result of an Aneurism? |
Death |
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What is Anemia? |
RBC count is low or low hemoglobin |
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How is Anemia treated? Why? |
An iron (Fe) supplement which stimulates the production of RBC |
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What is Hemaphilia? |
A lack of platelets to clot blood |
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What is the result of Hemaphilia? |
Small hits to the body can cause internal bleeding and then death |
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What is congestive heart failure? |
A progressive condition where the efficiency of the heart decreases gradually over time |
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Why is the word "congestive" apart of the name of the condition "congestive Heart Failure"? |
Because blood gets backed up |
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In Congestive Heart Failure, what happens when the left ventricle gets backed up with blood? |
The legs swell |
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In Congestive Heart Failure, what happens when the right ventricle gets backed up? |
Lung inflammation |
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Who does typically suffers from Congestive Heart Failure? |
Older people |
