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31 Cards in this Set
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Blood is a Transport System and carries? |
O2, CO2, Nutrients, Hormones |
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What part of the RBC carries the O2? |
Hemoglobin |
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What part of blood carries components other than O2? |
Plasma |
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What is the liquid portion of blood, including platelets and proteins, called? |
Plasma |
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What is the liquid portion of blood, without platelets or proteins, called? |
Serum |
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What are red blood cells called? |
Erythrocytes
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What are white blood cells called?
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Leukocytes
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What are platelets called?
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Thrombocytes
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What is a sample that contains plasma and all other components?
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Whole Blood
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What is the main contributor to clotting? |
Platelets |
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From top to bottom label the HCT Tube
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HCT Tube
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What is Hematopoiesis and where does it occur? |
Production of all blood cells |
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What is the process of RBC (Red Blood Cell) production called? |
Erythropoiesis |
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When levels of O2 are low in the blood (Hypoxia) what hormone is produced to signal the bone marrow to produce RBCs? |
EPO - Erythropoietin
(Hormone) |
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What is the shape of RBC - Erythrocytes? And Why?
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Round, non-nucleated, biconcave disks. |
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How many O2s can one hemoglobin carry? |
Each hemoglobin can carry 4 molecules of O2. |
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What does most of the destruction of old or damaged cells? |
Macrophages
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What is the color of blood? |
Normal hemoglobin is red in color.
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What is the color of plasma?
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Plasma is normally yellow.
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What is a low number of circulating red blood cells called?
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Anemia
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What is an above normal increase in RBC concentration within blood called?
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Polycythemia
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What is the word used for the production of platelets?
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Thrombopoiesis
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Any nucleated cell normally found in blood is a?
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WBC (White Blood Cell) |
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What are the two main subtypes of white blood cells (leukocytes)?
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Granulocytes |
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What is the most common WBC in most mammals (infantry)? They have multi-lobed nuclei and the cytoplasm stains neutral color. |
Neutrophils |
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What white blood cell type uses phagocytosis to engulf and digest bacteria that they come in contact with? |
Neutrophils, Monocytes/Macrophages |
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This white blood cells are less than 5% of total WBC count. Associated with allergic reactions and parasite infections. They have a two-lobed nucleus and the cytoplasm stains pink. |
Eosinophils |
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This WBC is the least common, contains histamine and heparin granules and is involved in allergic reactions. It has an irregular "blob" nucleus and the cytoplasm stains dark. |
Basophil |
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What are the largest in size of WBCs and are a major phagocytic cell? They have a horseshoe shaped nucleus.
What do they become in the tissues? |
Monocytes
In the tissues they turn into macrophages
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What is the one WBC that has no phagocytic capabilities, and has a large, circular nucleus?
What are the two types and what does each class do? |
Lymphocytes
B cells produce antibodies T cells fight pathogens by releasing chemicals
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Different terms:
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-cytosis - increased number of cell type. |
