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Chapter 14 Flashcards- Cardiovascular System

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What are the three components of blood plasma?   Protiens, water, other solutes  
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What are the 2 components of whole blood?   Blood Plasma, Formed Elements  
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What are the three main protiens found in the blood?   Albumins, Globulins, Fibinogen  
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What are the 6 sollutes commonly found in Blood?   Electrolytes, Nutirents, Gases, Regulatory Substances, vitamins, waste products  
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What are the 5 classes of white blood cells?   Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils.  
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What is the definition of a formed element?   Cells, and cell fragments.  
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What are the classes of formed elements?   RBC, WBC, Platlets  
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What is the relationship between erythrocytes and erythropoesis?   Erythropoesis is the formation of erythrocytes. Aka Red Blood Cells  
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What is the relationship between reticulocytes and red blood cells?   Reticulocytes are red blood cells without the nucleas.  
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What is the role of a neutrophil?   Respond to bacterial infection using phagocytosis  
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What is the role of a monocyte?   respond to baterical infection using phagocytosis  
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What is the role of a eosinophil?   release enzymes that combat inflamation  
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What is the role of a basophile?   involved in inflamatory responses; histamine  
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What is the role of B-cells?   Produce antibodies  
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What is the role of T-cells?   attack viruses, fungi, bacteria, ect...  
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What is the role of natural killer cells?   attack infectious microbes  
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What is hemostasis?   the process that stops bleeding  
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What are the three methods of reduction of blood loss?   vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, blood clotting  
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What is hemorrhage?   Loss of large amount of blood  
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How does vascular spasm aid in hemostasis?   It contracts the vessel immediatly, reducing blood loss  
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How does platelet formation plug formation aid in hemostasis?   Helps fill the gap in the injured blood vessel wall  
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How does clotting aid in hemostasis?   Slows down the movement of blood  
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What is the difference between a thrombus and an embolus?   The clot is called the thrombus, it is called an embolus when it is being swept throught the blood stream.  
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What is a pulmanary embolism and why is one dangerous?   When an embolus is lodged into the lungs, bloods the movement of blood to vital organs  
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What makes one blood group different from another?   Their antigen  
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How is type A different from type B blood?   A produces a B anitbody and B produces an A antibody  
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How is type AB different from A or B?   They are two anitgens combined, instead of just a single one.  
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What does an anti-A antibody do?   it reacts with antigen A  
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What does an anti-B antibody do?   it reacts with antigen B  
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Who has and Anti-A antibody? Who doesn't?   Everytype except A, and AB  
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Who has and Anti-B antibody? Who doesn't   Everytype except B, and AB  
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What happens in an incompatiable blood transfusion?   The patient has an allergic reaction  
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What is the difference between Rh+ and Rh- Blood?   The Rh factor is found in Rh+ and not found in Rh-  
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What is anemia, and what are the symotoms?   When the oxygen carrying capcity is reduced. Symptoms:fatigue, cold, pale skin  
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What is the cause of iron-deficiency anemia?   inadequete absorption of iron, excessive loss of iron, or insuffiecient intake of iron  
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What is the cause of pernicious anemia?   insufficient hemopoisis  
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What is the cause of hemorrhagic anemia?   excessive loss of RBC from large wounds  
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What is the cause of hemolytic anemia?   RBC plasma membranes rupture prematurely  
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What is the cause of thalassemia?   Hereditary hemolytic anemias, abnormality in at least one of the four polypeptide chains  
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What is the cause of aplastic anemia?   destruction of red bone marrow  
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What are the causes and symptoms of sickle cell anemia?   Causes: Contains abnormal kind of hemoglobin Symptoms:oxygen reduction  
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What are the causes and symptoms of hemophilia?   Causes:Deficientcy of clotting Symptoms: nosebleeds, blood in urine, tissue damage  
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What are the causes and symptoms of leukemia?   Causes:uncontrolled producation and accumulation of immature leukocytes  
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What is the function labratory test done to determine a Reticulocyte?   Measure volume of all blood components, meausres blood components that are out of range  
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What is the function of a Differential WBC count?   Count various forms of WBC to assess for infections and manufacture of WBC's  
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What is the function of hematocrit?   Counting the % of a blood sample that is composed of RBC's. Diagnoses anemia.  
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What is the function of the Complete blood count?   Counting the volume of reticulocytes in a sample of blood measures rate of erythropoesis.  
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-emia   blood condition  
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erythro(o)-   red  
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gluc(o)-   sugar, glucose  
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glyc(o)-   sugar, sweet  
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hom(o), Hemat(o)-   blood, hemorrhage  
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-rrhagia   hemorrahage, excessive discharge  
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phleb(o)   vein  
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thromb(o)   blood clot  
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