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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: BLOOD and HEART Flashcards

1
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Functions Of Blood

A

TRANSPORT
(oxygen, nutrients, hormones and enzymes metabolic waste, carbon dioxide, nitrogenous wastes)
PROTECTION
(WBCs, antibodies, clotting)
REGULATION
(body temperature, fluids and pH)

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2
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Haemopoiesis produces…?

A

BLOOD CELLS

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3
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Erythropoiesis

A

Production of RBCs

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4
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Leucopoiesis

A

Production of WBCs

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5
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Thrombopoiesis

A

Production of platelets

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6
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Howell-Jolly bodies

A

fine threads of nucleus remnants (mature RBCs)

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7
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When are mature erythrocytes released into the circulation

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after 4-7 days

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8
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what type of tissue is blood

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connective tissue

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9
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What is he pH of blood

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7.4

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10
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what percentage of blood does the body make up?

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7%

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11
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What Is Blood Made Of?

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plasma 55%
WBC’s/platelets <1%
RBC’s 45%

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12
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Difference between Plasma & Serum

A

When the plasma uses the clotting factors the plasma
becomes serum

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13
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haemoglobin is a

A

Protein

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14
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Lifespan of RBCs

A

Life span 120 days

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15
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Leucocytes AKA

A

WBC

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16
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Are WBC Nucleated?

A

Yes

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17
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3 types of Granulocytes?

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Eosinophil
Neutrophil
Basophil

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18
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Granulocytes characteristics

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Segmented or lobed nuclei
Granules in cytoplasm

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19
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Most common granulocyte

A

Neutrophil

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20
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Neutrophil characteristics and function

A

Segmented nucleus
Granulated cytoplasm
Engulf bacteria and debris

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21
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Eosinophil characteristics and function

A

Granulated cytoplasm
nucleus 2 lobes

Regulate allergic and inflammatory
processes

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22
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Basophil

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Nucleus with separated lobes
Secrete Histamine & Heparin

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23
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The 2 types of Agranulocytes

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Lymphocytes
Monocytes

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24
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Lymphocytes

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Agranulated cytoplasm
Important cells in specific immune response

25
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Monocytes nucleus characteristics

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Oval, or horse shoe shaped nucleus

26
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Where are monocytes produced

A

bone marrow

27
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Where are platelets/Thrombocytes made

A

bone marrow

28
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Lifespan of platelets

A

10 days

29
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What is a PCV

A

Packed Cell Volume
Measurment of the percentage of red blood cells in blood

30
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Normal PCV for dogs and cats

A

Dog = 45%
Cat = 35%

31
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equation for PCV

A

Length of column (RBC)/ length of column x 100 = PCV %

32
Q

What vitamin from the liver is needed for blood clotting

A

Vitamin K

33
Q

where along the ribs is the heart located

A

3rd and 4th ribs

34
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what are the 4 layers of the heart

A
  • Endocardium (Inside layer of heart)
  • Myocardium (muscular layer of heart
  • Epicardium (outside layer of heart)
  • Pericardium (sac enclosing heart)
35
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What side of the heart contains oxygenated blood

A

left

36
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What side of the heart contacins deoxygenated blood

A

Right

37
Q

Atria

A

upper chambers of heart

38
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ventricles

A

lower chamber of the heart

39
Q

Deoxygenated blood from the body enters the heart into..

A

right atrium through the vena cava

40
Q

the right ventricle which also contracts and forces
blood out of the heart into the artery leading to the lungs called

A

The pulmonary artery

41
Q

Oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the

A

Left atrium through the
pulmonary vein

42
Q

The left ventricle forces blood through the…?

A

Aorta

43
Q

Name a heart Valve Disease

A

Pulmonic Stenosis

44
Q

Diastole

A

atria & ventricles relax

45
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Atrial systole

A

atria contracts, ventricles
relax

46
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Ventricular systole

A

atria relax & ventricles
contract

47
Q

sinoatrial node location

A

Left ventricle wall

48
Q

Purpose of sinoatrial node

A

Starts heart beat

49
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atrioventricular node location

A

Found at top of interventricular septum

50
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bundle of His

A

nervous Fibres running length of heart septum
(Assists with contraction)

51
Q

Purkinje’s fibres

A

neurons in Heart wall
(Assists with contraction)

52
Q

what is an Electrocardiogram (ECG) used for?

A

Measure electrical activity in the heart

53
Q

what is a Holter Monitor used for

A

Measure electrical activity in the heart (24 hour ECG)

54
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On an ECG what is a P- Wave

A

When the atria is contracting

55
Q

On an ECG what is the QRS wave

A

When the ventricles are activated

56
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On an ECG what is the T wave

A

When the heart recovers

57
Q

LUB

A

closing of AV valves: beginning of systole

58
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DUB

A

closing of semilunar valves: end of systole

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