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UNIT 1 A&P II Flashcards

1
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Define the composition of whole blood

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red blood cells(erythrocytes), white blood cells(leukoytes), plasma, platelets

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2
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cardiovascular organs

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heart and blood vessels

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3
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circulatory system

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heart, blood vessels, blood

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4
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what type of tissue is blood?

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connective tissue

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5
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what is the typical pH of human blood?
(characteristics)

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7.35-7.45

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6
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what volume of blood does your body contain?
(characteristics)

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1.5 Gal or 4-5 liters for women
5-6 L for men

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7
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Hemo or hemato

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blood

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8
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centrifugation layers: Top-

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55% plasma least dense

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9
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centrifugation layers: middle

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1% leukocytes and platelets(tiny)

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10
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centrifugation bottom

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45% erythrocytes(RBC’s)
hematocrit

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11
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hematocritic value=

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amount of FBCs in whole blood

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12
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Blood functions: transport

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oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, ions
nutrients(glucose, amino and fatty acids),
wastes(urea and other metabolic toxins)

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13
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Blood functions: regulate

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Body temp: absorb and transport heat
pH: uses buffers and bicarbonate ions HCO3-
fluid volume: osmolarity

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14
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Blood functions: protect

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prevent blood loss through clotting (hemostasis)
Infection/inflammation with antibodies and WBCs

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15
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hemopoiesis(hematopoiesis) means…

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production of blood cells

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16
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hemopoiesis begins with …
and then…

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begins with hematopoietic stem celss
Then differentiates into spiecifi formed element.
it occurs in red bone marrow in axial skeleton of humerus and femur
and also in fetus (yolk, sac, liver, spleen, and bone marrow)

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17
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marrow consists of connective tissue and …

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Blood sinusoids (networks of blood vessels) an open type of blood vessel.
100 billion cells a day depending on body needs and regulatory factors

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18
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erythropoiesis is

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RBC formation

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19
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low oxygen in blood(hypoxia) increases,,,

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erythropoietin (EPO) production in kidneys

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20
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HIgh levels of RBCs or oxygen decrease…

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erythropoietin (EPO) production

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21
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lox oxygen in blood increases erythropoietin production(EPO) in kidneys. high levels of RBCs or oxygen decrease EPO production. this is called a ….

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negative feedback loop

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22
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oxygen low because decreased RBCs possible causes..

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hemorrhage, bleeding,

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23
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decreased hemoglobin occurs with …

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iron deficiency

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24
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high altitudes causes decreased…

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oxygen

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25
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erythropoietin increases ….
and causes….

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increases necessary raw materials(amino acids, iron)
and causes erythropoiesis in bone marrow

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26
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RBC is

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erythrocytes

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27
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WBC

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leukocytes

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28
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platelets

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fragments or thrombocytes

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29
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plasma is what percent water and solvent

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plasma is 90% water, a good solvent and holds heat
it is 10% solutes
inorganic ions, electrolytes
proteins
nutrients, gases, hormones and nitrogenous wastes like urea and uric acid

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30
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the solutes contain what?

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inorganic ions and electrolytes such as sodium, calcium and bicarbonate that maintain osmotic pressure and blood pH.
proteins
nutrients, gases, hormones, and nitrogenous wastes

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31
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proteins in plasma( albumin, globulins, and fibrinogen) help to do what..

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they help to draw water back into our blood and maintain volume pressure.
They contribute to osmotic pressure, transport substances, and assist in clotting
They are not taken up by cells-proteins stay in the blood

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32
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platelets have what structure?

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they have no nucleus
they are flattened cell fragments from megakaryocytes
they contain some granules

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33
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What is the life span of platelets?

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10 days

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34
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what is the function of platelets?

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participate in blood clotting
(thrombopoietin causes formation)

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35
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Erythrocytes are the most…

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formed element

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36
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Erythrocytes shape is…

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biconcave disc because there is no nucleus
this allows cell to stack, bend, twist,
and allows greater surface area for gas exchange

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37
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The Cellular components of erythrocytes are…

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anucleate(no nucleus)
no organelles
no mitochondria(no 02 consumption) we don’t want it eating the oxygen when it’s bringing it to our cells
Lots of hemoglobin (Hb)!!

38
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life span of erythrocytes is

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100-120 days and then the parts are recycled

39
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The function of erythrocytes is

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to bind and transport oxygen and some carbon dioxide

40
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what is hemoglobin (Hb)?

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protein with red color

41
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what is embolus

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thrombus that breaks from vessel wall, moves through blood stream

42
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embolism

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when embolus obstructs blood flow

43
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arrhythmia

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irregular. heart rhythm due to defects in conduction system, changes in ECG suggest disease disorder

44
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fibrillation

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rapid, irregular contractions (in the atria or ventricles). must be defibrillated or circulation ends-*>leading to death. debrillator electrically shocks heart, interrupting irregularity
AED automated external defibrillator
ICD implantable cardioverter defibillator

45
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ectopic focus

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abnormal pacemaker due to defective SA node.
appears as junctional rhythm (no P wave) on ECG
caused by either hyperexcited cells or AV node functioning as pacemaker instead of SA node.

46
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heart block

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damaged AV nod prevents ventricular impulses and contraction,* prevents adequate circulation

artificial pacemakers reestablish link between atria and ventricles and can send diagnostics to physician by telephone!

47
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endocarditis

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inflammation of the endocardium (due to bacterial or fungal infection)

48
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pulmonary congestion

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left side of the heart fails while right side continues to pump blood to the lyngs

49
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myocardial infarction

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“heart attack” when blood stops flowing properly to part of the heart and the heart muscle is injured due to not receiving enough oxygen

50
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cerebrovascular accident

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“stroke” mst common cause is a blood clot that blocks the cerebral artery

51
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atherosclerosis

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hardening of the arteries due to plaque build-up

52
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ventricular tachycardia

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rapid heartbeat in the ventricles, can deteriorate into ventricular fibrillation, pulse rate of more than 100 beats per minute with at least 3 irregular heartbeats in a row

53
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thrombus

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clot that develops in unbroken blood vessel

54
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leukocytosis

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homeostatic response of an increased WBC count (over 11,000 cells/ul) due to infection

55
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define plasma-
listing its major constituents and their functions:

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Carbon dioxide
Hormones
Oxygen
Proteins
Water/wastes
Ions(electrolytes)
Nutrients

56
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Greatest to least prevalent Leukocytes

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Never let monkeys eat bananas
Neutrophil-
Lymphocyte
Monocyte
Eosinophil
Basophil

57
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neutrophil
(leukocyte)

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muti-lobed nucleus
light(lilac) color
bacterial slayer-kills by respiratory bursts or defensins(Poke holes), increase during meningitis and appendicitis

58
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eosinophil(leukocyte)

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bilobed nucleus
bright pink cytoplasm
allergy and asthma
attack parasitic worms

59
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basophil(leukocyte)
b basic

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hidden nucleus(bilobed)
dark purple/blue
granulocyte
vasodilator and attractor

60
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lymphocyte
Leukocyte

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large, spherical nucleus
sliver of cytoplasm(crescent moon shape)
light blue color
Agranulogyte
T-cells infection-act on infected cells or tumor cells
B-cells Antibodies-become plasma cells and release antibodies
(immunoglobins)

61
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Monocytes
leukocyte

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kidney shaped nucleus(U-shaped)
not bilobed
light blue
larger cell
Agranulocyte
Macrophage
phagocytes
Active immune response

62
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describe clot retraction

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bring wall back together
PDGF(plate derived growth factor) of the wall-helps it rebuild

63
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describe fibrinolysis

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break down the clot(TPA)

64
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Describe the physiology of cardiac muscle contraction, comparing auto-rhythmic and contractile fibers

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1% autorhythmic
99% contractile depolarization??

65
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describe the microscopic anatomy of cardiac muscle tissue

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striation
mitochondria
I bands/A bands (light/dark lines)
intercalated discs
gap junctions
uninucleated

66
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what are the components of the conduction system?

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the SA node (sinoatrial)
Atrioventricular (AV)node
bundle of His
the left and right bundle branches
purkinje fibers

67
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Leukocyte production (leukopoiesis) is stimulated by..

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hormones and paracrines ike interleukins and colony stimulating factorsCSF

68
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leukocytes live for…

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years

69
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erythrocytes live for

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months
?

70
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state the definition of agranulocytes and list their names

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agranulocytes are White blood cells that have no granules in the cytoplasm
monocytes, lymphocytes

71
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state definition and list names of granulocytes

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Granulocytes are WBC with visible granules in the cytoplasm
_neutrophil
-easinophil
-basophil

72
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platelets …

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-contain granules
-can only live about 10 days
-participate in the process of hemostasis
-“stick” to each other and collagen fibers to form a plug
-as part of a positive feedback loop, platelets release chemicals to attract additional platelets
-contract to draw vessels walls together
-produce a growth factor called PDGF

73
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erythrocytes are packed full of …

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hemoglobin and ejects its nucleus during hemopoiesis

74
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eosinophils are important responders to…

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allergic reactions and the cytoplasmic granules stain bright red

75
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basophils contain histamine within granules that is a …

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vasodilator and an attractant for other immune cells

76
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lyphocytes have 2 distinct forms, one that produces….

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antibodies

77
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plasma contains proteins like…

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albumin, globulin, and fibrinogen important for transport and clotting

78
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Electrocardiogram
(ECG. EKG) detects electrical currents on body surface from action potentials
the P wave means that…

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the atria are depolarizing.
it causes atrial contraction which is blood emptying the atria

79
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The QRS wave in and ECG shows that after that atrai depolarize and empty in to the ventricles…

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the ventricles depolarize and the atria repolarize.
This causes ventricular contraction and blood empties the ventricles
while at the same time atrial repolarization, relaxation and blood filling is happening

80
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The T wave in ECG depicts….

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ventricular repolarization
allows ventricular relaxation and the blood fills again
0.8 seconds toatl for all the waves
0.4 seconds for heart at rest

81
Q

heart sounds are…

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blood hitting valves as they close (due to increased pressure)

82
Q

“lub” sound is loudest . it is the closure of the

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AV valves (tricuspid)

83
Q

“dup” sounds is the closure of the …

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semilunar valve(SL)
pulmonary aortic valves

84
Q

a stethoscope is used for auscultation which is..

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listening to heart beat of valve on thorax
each valve detected at specific intercostal thoracic locations

85
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heart murmur is

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abnormal heart sounds (swishing or gurgling) from turbulent flowing blood often associated with faulty valves

86
Q

cardiac cycle is

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one complete heartbeat (contraction/relaxation of both atria and ventricles) :it lasts 0.8 seconds (if 75 BPM)

87
Q

cardiac cycle
systole is the …

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contraction of chamber (causes blood emptying)

88
Q

cardiac cycle
Diastole is the

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relaxation of chamber (causes blood filling)

89
Q

cardiac cycle events
Electrical-
mechanical
blood flow
(depolarization
Contraction
blood emptying) starts with ..

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atria
atrial systole and diastole., then ventricular systole and diastole

90
Q

isovolumetric =

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same volume as all valves closed

91
Q

centers within medulla modify heart rhythm
cardio-acceleratory center….

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speeds rhythm
neurons from ceneter synapse with sympathetic pre-ganglionic neurons (T1-T5) , then post ganglionic neuron, the SA and AV nodes

92
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cardio-inhibitory center…

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slows rhythm
branches of the vagus nerve CNX carrying parasympathetic fibers inhibit SA and AV nodes

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