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Nutrition, blood, cardiovascular system

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total of all chemical reactions that occur in the body   metabolism  
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energy-releasing processes that break larger molecules down to smaller molecules   catabolism  
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energy-requiring processes that join small molecules together to form larger molecules   anabolism  
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energy in carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins is used to produce _____   ATP  
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2 types of ATP synthesis from glucose   Anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration  
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2 step of anaerobic respiration   Glycolysis, lactic acid fermentation  
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3 steps of aerobic respiration   Glycolysis, Kreb's cycle, electron transport system  
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Glycolysis involves producing _______ from 1 glucose molecule   2 ATP, 2CO2, 2NADH  
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Kreb's cycle involves producing ________ from 2 pyruvates (from glycolysis)   2 ATP, 4CO2, 8NADH, 2FADH  
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Electron Transport chain involves producing _________ from 10NADH, 2FADH, and 6O2   32-34 ATP, 6H2O  
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Fatty acids undergo _______ and enter the cycle known as ________   Beta-oxidation, acetyl-CoA  
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Breakdown of fats produces ________   Ketone bodies  
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Ketone bodies may build up causing:   Ketoacidosis  
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If used for energy, amino acids must first undergo _______   deamination  
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deamination is the removal of _____ group   NH2  
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deamination produces ______ that must be converted to urea for excretion   ammonia  
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excretion occurs via ______ but excess amounts are a problem for individuals with renal disease   kidneys  
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amino acids are not stored in body, so excess are converted to _____   fat  
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Results from a deficiency in an enzyme involved in catabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine   Phenylketonuria  
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A high level of ________ interferes with normal development of nervous system and severe mental retardation may result   Phenylalanine  
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Process in which excess glucose is converted to glycogen   glycogenesis  
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Process in which glucose and amino acids are converted to lipids when glycogen stores are full   Lipogenesis  
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Breakdown of glycogen to glucose   Glycogenolysis  
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formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules   Gluconeogenesis  
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2 metabolic states   absorptive state and postabsorptive state  
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Period immediately after eating when nutrients are absorbed and enter the circulatory and lymphatic systems (~4 hrs after meal)   Absorptive state  
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Occurs after absorptive state when blood glucose levels must be maintained by conversion of other molecules to glucose   Postabsorptive state  
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Total amount of energy produced and used by the body per minute   Metabolic rate  
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Metabolic rate correlates with amount of _____ used   O2  
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energy used at rest   basal metabolic rate  
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basal metabolic rate makes up ~ ___% of metabolic rate   60  
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energy used to digest and absorb food   thermic effect of food  
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thermic effect of food makes up ~ __ % of metabolic rate   10  
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energy used for muscle contraction   muscular activity  
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muscular activity makes up ~ ___ % of metabolic rate   30  
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chemicals used by body to produce energy, to provide building blocks, or to function in other chemical reactions   Nutrients  
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two classes of nutrients   macronutrients and micronutrients  
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Required in large amounts   Macronutrients  
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Required in small amounts   Micronutrients  
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Examples of macronutrients (4)   Carbs, proteins, lipids, and water)  
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Examples of micronutrients (2)   Vitamins and minerals  
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Any nutrient that must be ingested and cannot be synthesized in adequate amounts   Essential nutrient  
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Some essential nutrients are: (6)   water, some amino acids, some fatty acids, most vitamins and minerals, a few carbohydrates  
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measure of energy supplied by food and released through cellular metabolism   Kilocalories (Calories)  
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RDA for carbohydrates   45-65% of total daily intake  
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most carbohydrates come from   plants  
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3 classes of carbohydrates   Monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides  
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______ and _______ are converted to glucose, kept as glycogen, or converted to fats   disaccharides, polysaccharides  
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RDA of lipids   30% or less of daily intake  
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two classes of lipids   triglycerides (fats) and cholesterol  
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Lipids used for energy or stored in adipose tissue   triglycerides  
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two types of triglycerides (fats)   saturated fats and unsaturated fats  
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Examples of saturated fats   Meats, whole milk  
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Examples of unsaturated fats   Vegetable oils  
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Found in liver and egg yolks, but will be made from triglycerides   Cholesterol  
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Essential fatty acids found in seeds, nuts, legumes, grains, and green leaves   Linoleic acids  
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RDA of proteins   10-35% of daily intake  
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All proteins are broken into ______ which are classified as essential or nonessential   Amino acids  
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Proteins that contain all of the necessary amino acids   Complete proteins  
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Examples of complete proteins   All meats, milk, cheese, and eggs  
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Organic nutrients required in small amounts to make enzymes function and maintain growth and normal metabolism   Vitamins  
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Some vitamins are _____ and some can be made   essential  
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two classes of vitamins   fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins  
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Vitamins stored in fat tissue   Fat-soluble vitamins  
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Vitamins in which excess is excreted   Water-soluble vitamins  
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Examples of fat-soluble vitamins   A, D, E, K  
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Examples of water-soluble vitamins   B, C, etc.  
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Prevent formation of free radicals in the body   Antioxidants  
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Inorganic elements necessary for normal metabolism   Minerals  
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Minerals are obtained from   Plant and animal sources  
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Some minerals attached to _____ are difficult to absorb   Plant fibers  
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Functions of minerals in body (5)   Nerve conduction, osmotic balance, bone/teeth structure, buffering systems, hemoglobin structure  
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The cardiovascular system consists of   Heart, blood vessels, blood  
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Pumps blood through blood vessels   Heart  
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System of tubes that distribute blood throughout body   Blood vessels  
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Liquid that carries oxygen, nutrients, wastes, etc. to all body clles   Blood  
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7 functions of blood   Transport of gases, nutrients, waste products, transport of processed molecules, transport of regulatory molecules, maintenance of body temp, regulation of pH, protection against foreign substances, clot formation  
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Regulatory molecules transported in blood   Hormones and enzymes  
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In blood, buffers maintain ____, ions and protein maintain __________   pH, osmotic pressure  
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______ and ________ in blood protect against foreign substances   White blood cells, antibodies  
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Blood makes up ~ __ % of total body weight   8  
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Blood volume in females   4-5L  
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Blood volume in males   5-6 L  
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Liquid extracellular matrix of blood   Plasma  
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plasma is 91% _____ and 9% _____   water, solutes  
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3 proteins in blood plasma   albumins, globulins, fibrinogen  
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maintain viscosity and osmotic pressure, buffers, transport fatty acids, bilirubin, and thyroid hormones   albumins  
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transport lipids, carbohydrates, hormones, ions, antibodies, and complement proteins   globulins  
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involved in clotting   fibrinogen  
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nutrients in blood plasma   glucose, amino acids, cholesterol, triacylglycerol, vitamins, and water  
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waste products created from the breakdown of protein (4)   urea, uric acid, creatinine, ammonia salts  
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waste product created from breakdown of RBC's   bilirubin  
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waste product that is a byproduct of anaerobic respiration   lactic acid  
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Ions in blood plasma (10)   Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Fe3+, Cl2-, PO4 2-, H+, OH-, HCO3-  
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gases in blood plasma   oxygen, carbon dioxide, inert nitrogen  
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Includes cells and cell fragments found suspended in plasma   Formed elements  
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Small cellular fragments in blood   Platelets  
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Disease of the liver which results when healthy liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue   Cirrhosis  
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Causes of cirrhosis   Cancer, alcoholism, viral hepatitis  
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Cirrhosis results in progressive decrease in production of _______ which results in fluid loss to extracellular spaces producing severe edema in the abdomen   Plasma proteins  
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Cirrhosis also causes a decrease in _________ levels which leads to easy bruising and delayed clotting which may be fatal   Clotting factor  
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Typical erythrocyte is a ________ disc   Biconcave  
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Mature erythrocyte cells are ________ to create room in the cytosol for enzymes and hemoglobin proteins   anucleate  
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Iron in each heme group is oxidized when hemoglobin binds to oxygen and forms:   Oxyhemoglobin  
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When O2 levels are low, hemoglobin binds to CO2 forming:   Carbaminohemoglobin  
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Process of blood cell production that takes place in red bone marrow   Hematopoiesis  
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Hematopoiesis is produced by __________   Hematopoietic stem cells  
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5 types of hematopoietic stem cells   Proerythroblasts, myeloblasts, lymphoblasts, monoblasts, megakaryblasts  
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Hematopoietic stem cell that become RBC's   Proerythroblasts  
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Hematopoietic stem cell that become neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils   Myeloblasts  
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Hematopoietic stem cell that becomes lymphocytes   Lymphoblasts  
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Hematopoietic stem cell that becomes monocytes   Monoblasts  
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Hematopoietic stem cell that becomes platelets   Megakaryblasts  
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Produces erythrocytes in about 5-7 days to replace cells   Erythropoiesis  
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RBC's live about ___ days   120  
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Progenitor cells become _________ when erythropoietin (EPO) from kidneys is present   proerythroblasts  
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Erythroblasts synthesize ________   Hb (hemoglobin)  
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________ in the bloodstream eject the nucleus   Reticulocytes  
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During erythrocyte death, hemoglobin is broken down into:   Globin chains and heme  
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Erythrocyte death: iron is released from the heme, which is converted to ______ then ________   biliverdin, bilirubin  
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Iron is transported to liver or bone marrow by protein called:   transferrin  
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Common condition defined as a decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood   Anemia  
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What kind of anemia results from vitamin B12 deficiency?   Pernicious anemia  
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What kind of anemia results from infections or poisoning that destroys erythrocytes?   Hemolytic anemia  
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What kind of anemia results from radiation inhibiting erythrocyte production?   Aplastic anemia  
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5 types of anemia   Iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia, hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia, sickle cell anemia  
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Leukocytes use ______ for transportation   Bloodstream  
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Chemicals released by injured cells to attract leukocytes   Chemotaxis  
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Two types of leukocytes   Granulocytes and agranulocytes  
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Process by which leukocytes adhere to walls of blood vessels and squeeze between endothelial cells to enter surrounding tissue   Diapedesis  
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3 types of granulocytes   Neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils  
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Most common leukocyte, actively phagocytizes bacterial cells   Neutrophils  
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Respond to infections with parasitic worms and allergic reactions   Eosinophils  
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Least common leukocyte, secretes heparin and mediates inflammation   Basophils  
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Two types of agranulocytes   Lymphocytes and monocytes  
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2nd most common leukocyte, makes antibodies and destroys virally infected cells or cancer cells   Lymphocytes  
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Mature into macrophages and ingest dead/dying cells, bacteria, antigens, and other debris   Monocytes  
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Cell fragments surrounded by a plasma membrane, involved in clotting   Platelets  
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The complete arrest of bleeding   Hemostasis  
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3 parts of hemostasis   Vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, coagulation  
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Part 1 of hemostasis, begins immediately when a blood vessel is injured and blood leaks into extracellular fluid   Vascular spasm (vasoconstriction)  
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Part 2 of hemostasis, has three steps (platelet adhesion, platelet activation, platelet aggregation)   Platelet plug formation  
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Platelets become "sticky" from von Willebrand factors and adhere to each other   platelet adhesion  
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Platelets release ATP, ADP, serotonin, calcium, thromboxanes, etc. that activate other platelets   Platelet activation  
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activated platelets bind fibrinogen which forms a "platelet plug"   Platelet aggregation  
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Part 3 of hemostasis, involves clotting factors in plasma that remain inactive until tissues are injured   Coagulation  
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3 steps of coagulation   Activation of prothrombinase, conversion of prothrombin to thrombin, conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin  
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What happens during clot retraction?   Actin and myosin fibers in platelets contract which bring the edges of wounded vessel closer together  
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Removal of the clot, which involves breaking down the fibrin glue   Thrombolysis  
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3 steps of fibrinolysis   Activation of plasminogen by tPA from endothelial cells, conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, plasmin degrades to fibrin and clot dissolves  
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2 anticoagulants   heparin, warfarin  
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Anticoagulant that acts rapidly but must be injected   Heparin  
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Anticoagulant that can be given by mouth but takes days to become effective   Warfarin  
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Drug that inhibits platelet aggregation   aspirin  
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____ is used to restore blood flow rapidly to prevent tissue damage when thrombi or emboli have caused stroke or heart attack   tPA  
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transfer of blood or blood components from one individual to another   Transfusion  
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Blood grouping is determined by ______ on the surface of RBC's   antigens  
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Agglutinins in blood   Antibodies  
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Main blood groups:   ABO and Rh  
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Only A antigen is present, anti-B antibodies   Type A blood  
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Only B antigen is present, anti-A antibodies   Type B blood  
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Both A and B antigens are present, no antibodies   Type AB blood  
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Neither A nor B antigens, both anti-A and anti-B antibodies   Type O blood  
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Functions of heart (5)   Generate blood pressure, route the blood, ensure one-way blood flow, regulate blood supply, produce hormones  
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The heart produces a hormone called:   Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)  
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Situated to the left side in the thoracic cavity in the mediastinum and on the diaphragm   Heart  
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The heart is approximately the size of a fist and weighs:   250-350 g  
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2 layers of pericardium   fibrous pericardium, serous pericardium  
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Outer collagen layer of pericardium   Fibrous pericardium  
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Inner membrane of pericardium that produces serous fluid   Serous pericardium  
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Encases heart like a sac   parietal pericardium  
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Innermost layer of pericardium aka epicardium   Visceral pericardium  
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3 layers of heart wall   epicardium, myocardium, endocardium  
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Outer surface of heart wall with connective tissue and epithelium   Epicardium  
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Cardiac muscle tissue layer of heart wall   Myocardium  
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Inner surface of epithelium that lines the chambers and continues into blood vessels   Endocardium  
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Right side of heart pumps blood to lungs through pulmonary arteries   Pulmonary circuit  
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Left side of heart pumps blood to rest of body through aorta   Systemic circuit  
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circulation that supplies the heart muscle   coronary circulation  
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deliver blood to heart muscle (branch from aorta)   coronary arteries  
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drain blood from heart muscle   coronary veins  
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systems of channels formed between blood vessels   anastomoses  
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results from buildup of fatty materials/plaques in coronary arteries   coronary artery disease (CAD)  
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occurs when plaques rupture and a clot obstructs blood flow to myocardium   Myocardial infarction/heart attack  
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Branched cells with large nucleus and striations made of actin and myosin myofilaments   Cardiac muscle cells  
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cytoplasm has a very high concentration of:   mitochondria and myoglobin  
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Permit communication between cardiac muscle cells   gap junctions  
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hold cardiac muscle cells together   desmosomes  
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heart does not require stimulation from nervous system to generate action potentials   autorhythmicity  
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cardiac electrical activity is coordinated by a small, unique population of cardiac muscle cells called:   pacemaker cells  
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conducted from cell to cell, not along a single fiber as in skeletal muscle   action potentials  
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Slower in cardiac muscle than skeletal muscle because of gap junctions   Action potential propagation  
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calcium moves into cell and stimulates release of calcium from sarcoplasmic reticulum   calcium-induced calcium release (CICR)  
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3 types of gated ion channels in cardiac muscle   voltage gated sodium ion channels, potassium ion channels, calcium ion channels  
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open in response to voltage changes but not found in certain pacemaker cells   voltage-gated sodium ion channels  
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some are voltage gated and some are ligand gated   potassium ion channels  
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Not found in skeletal muscle, demonstrate voltage-gated opening but time-gated closing   calcium ion channels  
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4 phases of electrophysiology   rapid depolarization phase, initial repolarization phase, plateau phase, repolarization phase  
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voltage-gated Na+ channels are activated and Na+ enters   Rapid depolarization phase  
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Na+ channels are inactivated and some K+ channels open   Initial repolarization phase  
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Ca2+ channels open and Ca2+ enters as K+ exits (causes refractory period)   Plateau phase  
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Na+ and Ca2+ channels close as K+ continues to exit   Repolarization phase  
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pacemaker that generates action potentials and passes them to AV node   sinoatrial (SA) node  
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passes action potentials to ventricles   AV node  
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passes AP's to the interventricular septum   AV bundle  
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Passes AP's to the ends of the R and L ventricles   R and L bundle branches  
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Pass AP's to ventricles   Purkinje fibers  
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record of electrical events in the myocardium that can be correlated with mechanical events   electrocardiogram  
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depolarization of atrial myocardium that signals the onset of atrial contraction   P wave  
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ventricular depolarization that signals the onset of ventricular contraction (repolarization of atria occurs simultaneously)   QRS complex  
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repolarization of ventricles that signals ventricular relaxation   T wave  
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Results from fluid vibrations and closure of AV valves at the beginning of ventricular systole   Heart sound 1 or "lub"  
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Results from closure of semilunar valves at the beginning of ventricular diastole   Heart sound 2 or "dub"  
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sequence of events that take place in the heart from one heartbeat to the next   cardiac cycle  
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the cardiac cycle includes:   contraction periods and relaxation periods  
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Measured as the systolic blood pressure   contraction periods  
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measured as the diastolic blood pressure   relaxation periods  
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4 phases of cardiac cycle   ventricular filling phase, isovolumetric contraction, ventricular ejection phase, isovolumetric relaxation  
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