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62 Cards in this Set
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Hematopoiesis |
Production of Al blood cells |
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Iiquid portion of blood |
Plasma |
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Serum is |
Plasma without clotting factors |
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Cellular components of blood |
Erythrocytes Thrombocytes Leukocytes |
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Functions of the blood |
Transportation Regulation Defense system |
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Erythropoeisis |
Production of red blood cells |
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Hem/o |
Blood |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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Plasm/o |
Plasma |
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Ser/o |
Serum |
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Morph/o |
Structure |
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-esis |
Process of action |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Clast/o |
Break |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Granul/o |
Granule |
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-philia |
More than normal |
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Immun/o |
Immunity |
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Coagul/o |
Process of clotting |
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Thromb/o |
Clot |
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Heter/o |
Different |
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Is/o |
Equal |
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Macro- |
Enlarged |
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-blast |
Formative cell |
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-poiesis |
Producing |
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-penia |
Deficiency |
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Lys/o |
Destruction |
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Ang/o |
Vessel |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Ven/o |
Vein |
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-rrhage |
Excessive flow |
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Functions of RBC |
Transporting oxygen to tissues Transporting carbon dioxide to lungs Maintaining cell shape and deformability |
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Normal hemoglobin types |
Embryonic hemoglobin Fetal hemoglobin Adult hemoglobin |
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Senescence |
Process of aging |
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Normal life span of RBC |
Dogs 120 days Cats 68 days Horse/sheep 150 days Cow 160 days Nice 20-30 days |
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Extravascular hemolysis |
Destruction of RBCs outside of cardiovascular system |
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Intravascular hemolysis |
Destruction that takes place within blood vessels |
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Complete blood count |
Plasma proteins Red blood cells White blood cells Platelets |
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Anemia |
When the PCV is lower than the normal reference range |
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Polycythemia |
PCV is higher than normal |
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3 types of polycythemia |
Relative polycythemia Compensatory polycythemia Polycythemia rubra vera |
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Thrombosis |
Production of platelets |
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Functions of platelets |
Formation of platelet plug Stabilization of the plug |
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Function of White Blood Cell |
Provide defense for the body against foreign invaders |
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Granulocytes |
Neutrophils Eosinophils Basophils |
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Most numerous WBC in circulation in dog, horse, and cat |
Neutrophils |
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Horseshoe nucleus without segmentation |
Neutrophil |
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2 pools of mature neutrophils in peripheral blood |
Circulating blood (blood through vessels) Marginal pool (line walls of small blood vessels like spleen, lungs, and abdominal organs) |
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Functions of neutrophil |
Early response to inflammation Attracted to sites of infection Phagocytize microorganisms |
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Functions of eosinophils |
Phagocytosis Anti-inflammatory response to allergies Immunity |
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Basophils function |
Not much known Granules contain histamine and heparin Granules attract eosinophils |
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Largest WBC in circulation |
Monicytes |
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Monocyte function |
Remove cellular debris that remains after inflammation/infection clears up Process certain antigens |
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Monocytosis |
Increased number of monicytes in peripheral blood Chronic inflammatory condition |
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Monocytopenia |
Decreased number of monocytes in peripheral blood |
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Only WBC with no ohagocytic capabilities |
Lymphocyte |
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Primary circulating WBC in ruminants |
Lymphocyte |
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4 types of lymphocytes |
T cells B cells Plasma cells NK cells |
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Memory cells |
T and B cells Clones of an original lymphocyte Don't participate in initial immune response to specific antigens |
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Increased number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood |
Lymphocytosis |
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Lymphopenia |
Decreased number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood |
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Transfusion products |
Whole blood Packed RBCs Plasma products Oxyglobin |
