Blood Flashcards
(195 cards)
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Blood is a type of
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Connective tissue suspended in a liquid matrix
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Importance of blood
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1.Transports vital substances
2.Maintains stability of interstitial fluid
3.Distributes heat
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Blood volume
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Amount of blood varies with body size, changes in fluid concentration, changes in electrolyte concentration and amount of adipose tissue
Blood is about 8% of body weight
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Adult blood volume is about
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5 L
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Erythrocytes
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Rbcs
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Leukocytes
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White blood cells
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Thrombocytes
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Cell fragments, platelets
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Transports O2& hormones
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Blood
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Plasma
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Liquid portion of blood
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Universal precautions in the hospital
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Wear gloves,
dispose of sharps appropriately,
and wash your hands
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Biconcave disc shape
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RBCs
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One third of RBC is hemoglobin of the following types
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Oxyhemoglobin with O2
Deoxyhemoglobin without O2
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Which blood cells lack nuclei and mitochondria?
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RBCS
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Which blood cells cannot divide?
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RBCs
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Which blood cells can produce ATP through glycolysis
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RBCs
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Protein that allows RBCs to carry O2?
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Hemoglobin
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RBCs only have a nucleus when?
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They’re very young
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Red blood cells are created in
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Red bone marrow
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RBCs go to ____ to die
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Spleen
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Erythropoiesis
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RBC formation
Occurs in red bone marrow
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What triggers erythropoiesis?
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Low O2 causes the kidneys and liver to release EPO (erythropoietin) which stimulates RBC production
-controlled by negative feedback
-within a few days, many RBC appear in the blood
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What kind of feedback mechanism controls erythropoiesis?
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Negative feedback mechanism
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Anemia
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Lower level of healthy red blood cells
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Which feedback mechanism maintains homeostasis
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Negative feedback mechanisms
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Vitamin B12 function
DNA synthesis
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Source of vitamin B12
Absorbed from small intestine
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What causes vitamin B12 deficiency
Damage to stomach lining
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Function of iron
Hemoglobin synthesis
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Source of iron in the body
Absorbed from small intestine
Conserved during red blood cell destruction
Made available for reuse
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Folic acid source
Absorbed from small intestine
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Function of folic acid
DNA synthesis
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Nutritional requirements greater in women.
Vitamin C increases absorption rates
Iron
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Grains/cereals fortified because of role in DNA synthesis and neural tube development of fetus
Folic acid
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B12 comes from
Red meats
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In pregnant women, folic acid helps with
Brain development
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Anemia definition
Condition in which the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is reduced due to the deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
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Anemia definition
Condition in which the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is reduced due to the deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
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Aplastic Anemia
Caused by: toxic chemicals, radiation
Defect: damaged bone marrow
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Hemolytic anemia
Caused by: toxic chemicals
Defect: red blood cells destroyed
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Iron deficiency anemia
Cause: dietary lack of iron
Effect: hemoglobin deficiency
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Pernicious anemia
Cause: inability to absorb vitamin B12
Defect: Excess of large, fragile cells
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Sickle cell disease
Cause: defective gene
Defect: red blood cells that are abnormally shaped
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Thalassemia
Cause: defective gene
Defect: Hemoglobin deficiency, RBCs short lived
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Function of folic acid in pregnant women
Brain development
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Why is sickle cell anemia dangerous?
Can't carry oxygen effectively
Recessive gene disorder
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Microcytosis
Abnormal number of small RBCs
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Hypochromia
Reduced hemoglobin
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Anisocytosis
Excessive inequality of size of RBCs
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Poikilocytosis
Abnormal or large RBCs
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Cyanosis
Blue or purple coloration of skin due to low O2
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Life cycle of a RBC
1. Small intestine absorbs nutrients
2.Blood transports absorbed nutrients
3. RBCs are produced in the red bone marrow
4. RBCs circulate in the bloodstream for about 120 days
5.macrophages phagocytize and break down old RBCs
6. Hepatocytes break down hemoglobin
7. Iron is recycled via the bloodstream. Biliverdin and bilirubin are secreted in the bile.
8. Bile is secreted into the small intestine
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Function of WBCs
Protect against disease
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Where are WBCs produced?
In the red bone marrow
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Which hormones control the production of WBCs
Interleukins and colony stimulating factors
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Granulocytes
Have granular cytoplasm and short life spans
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Types of granulocytes
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
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Agranulocytes
Do not have noticeable granules
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Types of Agranulocytes
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
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WBC responsible for inflammation
Basophil
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WBC responsible for phagocytosis
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Monocytes
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Blood Cell responsible for gas transportation
Erythrocyte
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Responsible for clotting and inflammation
Platelets
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WBC responsible for adaptive immunity
Lymphocyte
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WBCs responsible for second line of defense
Basophils
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Monocytes
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Myeloid stem cells can differentiate into
Platelets
Basophils
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Monocytes
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Neutrophils
-first to arrive
-elevated in bacterial infections
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Normal percentage of neutrophils
54-62% of leukocytes
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Small light purple granules in acid base stain
Lobed nucleus
Strong phagocytes
Neutrophils
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Which WB cells have the greatest percentage?
Neutrophils
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Course granules
Stain deep red in acid stain
Bi-lobed nucleus
Moderate allergic reactions
Eosinophils
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Eosinophils percentage range
1-3%
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Eosinophils
Elevated in parasitic worm infestations and allergic reactions
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Defend against parasitic worms
Eosinophils
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Which blood cells moderate allergic reactions and defend against parasites?
Eosinophils
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Large granules;
Stain deep blue in basic stain
Basophils
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Function of basophils
Release histamine to stimulate inflammation
Release heparin to stop blood from clotting
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Percentage of basophils
Less than 1% of leukocytes
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Heparin
Stops blood from clotting
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Histamine
Stimulate inflammation
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Normal percentage of basophils
Less than 1%
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Monocytes
Largest of the WBCs
Spherical, kidney shaped, oval or lobed nuclei
Leave bloodstream to become macrophages
Phagocytize bacteria
Dead cells
And debris
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Normal percentage of monocytes
3-9%
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Types of lymphocytes
T CELLS AND B cells
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T cells
Release toxin that destroys the pathogen
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T cells directly attack
Pathogens and tumor cells
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Function of B cells
Produce antibodies
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Normal percentage of lymphocytes
25-33%
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Antibodies
Y shaped Proteins that attach to pathogen and inactivate pathogen so it can be found in the spleen
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Diapedesis
White blood cells can squeeze between the cells of a capillary wall and leave the blood vessel, then migrate to the infection site
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Phagocytosis
Engulfing and digestion of pathogens; neutrophils and monocytes are most mobile and active phagocytes
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Inflammatory response
Reaction that restricts spread of infection; promoted by basophils, by secretion of heparin and histamine. Involves swelling and increased capillary permeability
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Positive chemotaxis
Attraction of WBCs to an infection site, by chemicals released by damaged cells
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Special feature: Bacterial infection
Neutrophils
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Typical WBC count
3500-10500
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Leukocytosis
High WBC count
+> 10500
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What causes leukocytosis
Acute infection,
Vigorous exercise,
Great loss of body fluids
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Leukopenia
Low WBC count -< 3500
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Causes of leukopenia
Typhoid fever,
Flu,
Measles,
Mumps,
Chicken pox,
AIDS,
polio,
Anemia,
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Differential WBC count
Lists percentages of types of leukocytes
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Neutrophils increase during
Bacterial infections
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Helper T cells decrease in
HIV infection
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Leukemia
Cancer of white blood cells
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Acute leukemia
Symptoms appear suddenly & progresses rapidly
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Chronic leukemia
Begins more slowly, may remain undetected for months or years
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Lymphoid leukemia
Cancer of lymphocytes produced in lymph nodes
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Myeloid leukemia
Cancer of granulocytes produced in red bone marrow
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Symptoms of leukemia
Excessive WBCs
Fatigue
Headache
Nosebleeds
Fever
Respiratory infections
Bone pain
Bruising
Slow blood clotting
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Treatments for leukemia
1.Chemo
2.Drugs that target enzymes specific to cancer cells, bone marrow or stem cells transplants, refining diagnosis
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Platelets
Lack a nucleus
Thrombocytes
Half the size of RBC
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Normal platelet count
150,000-350,000
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Function of platelets
Hemostasis:stoppage of bleeding in damaged blood vessels by sticking to broken surfaces
2. Release serotonin which causes broken blood vessels to contract
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Plasma
clear straw colored liquid portion of blood
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Percentage of blood volume of plasma
55%
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Percentage of water in plasma
92%
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Function of plasma
Helps regulate fluid and electrolyte balance and maintain pH
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Plasma proteins
Most abundant dissolved substances in plasma
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Plasma proteins
Most abundant dissolved substances in plasma
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Percentage of Albumins
60% of plasma
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Origin of albumins
Liver
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Function of albumins
Help maintain colloid osmotic pressure
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Fibrinogen percentage
4%
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Origin of fibrinogen
Liver
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Fibrinogen function
Plays a key role in blood coagulation
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Most important blood gasses
Oxygen
CO2
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Plasma nutrients
1.Amino acids
2. Simple sugars
3. Nucleotides
4. Lipids:
-triglycerides
-phospholipids
-cholesterol
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Broken down proteins
Amino acids
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Broken down DNA
Nucleotides
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NPNs
Molecules that contain nitrogen but are not proteins
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Urea:
Product of protein catabolism; about 50% of NPNs
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Uric acid
Product of nucleic acid catabolism
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Amino acids
Product of protein digestion
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Creatine
Stores energy in phosphate bonds; regenerates ATP in muscles
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Creatinine
Product of creatine metabolism
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BUN
Blood urea nitrogen;
Indicates health of kidney.
If too high kidney is not excreting urea in normal quantity, due to impaired renal function
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Electrolytes
Ionize in water
Absorbed from the intestine or released as byproducts of cellular metabolism
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Most important electrolytes
Na, K
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Most abundant electrolytes
Na, Cl
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Electrolytes found in blood plasma
Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl, HCO3, PO4, SO4
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Hemostasis
Refers to the stoppage of bleeding
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Actions that limit or prevent blood loss include
-vascular spasm
-platelet plug
-blood coagulation
Most effective in small vessel injuries
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Vascular spasm
Smooth muscle in blood vessel contracts rapidly
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Function of vascular spasm
Slows blood loss very quickly and ends of vessel may close completely
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What triggers vascular spasm
Stimulation of the blood vessel wall, pain receptor reflexes
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Platelet plug formation trigger
Triggered by exposure of platelets to collagen
Platelets adhere to rough surface to form a plug
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How is a platelet plug formed?
1. Break in the vessel
2. Blood escapes through leak
3. Platelets adhere to each other, to the end of broken vessel and to exposed collagen
4.platelet plug helps control blood loss
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Blood coagulation
Most effective mechanism of hemostasis
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How is blood coagulation initiated?
Extrinsic or intrinsic clotting mechanisms
Vitamin K is necessary for the function of some of the clotting factors
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What is the main event of blood coagulation?
Conversion of soluble fibrinogen to insoluble threads of fibrin, which traps blood cells
FIBRINOGEN TO FIBRIN
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Extrinsic clotting mechanism
Triggered by blood coming in contact with tissues outside of blood vessels
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How does the extrinsic clotting mechanism occur?
1.Damaged tissues release tissue thromboplastin, which is not found in blood
2.Thrombin converts fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin threads
3.Fibrin threads stick to damaged blood vessel surfaces and trap blood cells and platelets. This mass is a blood clot.
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Why is clotting a positive feedback mechanism
Once clotting begins, it promotes additional clotting
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Damaged tissues outside the blood vessels release
Thromboplastin
Ca2+?
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What converts fibrinogen to fibrin?
Thrombin
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Extrinsic and intrinsic clotting mechanisms are both which type of mechanism
Positive feedback mechanisms
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Intrinsic clotting mechanism
Can start without tissue damage.
Activated when blood comes into contact with a foreign substance, such as collagen
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What activates the intrinsic clotting mechanism
Hageman factor XII
Found inside blood
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Extrinsic triggered by
Thromboplastin
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Small clots disappear
Naturally
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Plasmin
Enzyme that digests fibrin threads and dissolves the blood clot
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Thrombus
Abnormal blood clot that forms in a blood vessel
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Embolus
Blood clot moving through the blood vessels
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Thrombosis
A blood clot in a vessel supplying a vital organ like the brain or heart
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Infarction
Death of tissues which blocked blood vessels due to blood clot formation
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Embolism
Blood clot that travels and then blocks a vessel in an organ
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Atherosclerosis
Accumulation of fat in the arterial linings that can sometimes cause abnormal clot formation. A common form of thrombosis
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tPA
Tissue plasminogen activator.
Restore coronary or cerebral circulation
Given within 4 hours of onset heart attack
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Clot busting drugs
Streptokinase
Urokinase
Hirudomedicinalis- medicinal leech. Secretes hirudin, a powerful anticoagulant
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Antigen
Any molecule that evokes an immune response
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If the immune system finds a foreign antigen in the body it produces _______ against the antigen
Antibodies
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Antibodies
Proteins that react against a specific antigen
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In an incompatible blood transfusion, donor red blood cells evoke an immune response in the recipient and _______ in the recipient's plasma agglutinate to the donor rbcs
Antibodies
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Agglutination
Clumping of the RBCs which occurs when an antibody (in the recipients plasma) encounters its specific antigen (on the donor's RBCs)
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Antibodies made by
B Leukocytes
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ABO blood group
Based on the presence or absence of two major antigens on the red blood cell membranes: antigen A and B
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Antigens A &B are
Carbohydrates
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A person produces antibodies against antigens that are ____ _______ in his or her RBC membranes
Not present
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A blood has ____ antigens
A
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Blood type A makes antibodies against
B
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Blood type B makes ____ antigens
B
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Blood type B produces which antibodies
Anti-A
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Blood type AB has which antigens
AB
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Blood type AB produces which antibodies
Neither anti A nor anti B
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Blood type O produces which antigens
Neither A nor B
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Blood type O produces which antibodies
Both Anti A and Anti B
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Which is the universal donor and why?
Type O lacks A&B antigens so type O red blood cells can be donated to a person with any blood type.
Only the red blood cells are donated since plasma contains antibodies
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Which type is the universal recipient and why
Type A B blood lacks both anti-a and anti-b antibodies so a type AB person can receive donor red blood cells of any type
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Rh positive
Presence of antigen-D or other Rh antigens on RBC membranes
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Rh negative
Lack of Rh antigens on RBC membranes
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Anti-Rh antibodies form only in
Rh-negative individuals in response to the presence of red blood cells with Rh antigens
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85% of the population are Rh___
+
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erythroblastosis fetalis
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
RhoGAM is given to mom so her immune system is not activated
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If you have positive blood you can receive
+ or - because
+&+= Doesn't cause antibodies to attack because same antigen
+&-= the negative RBCs don't have antigens so there won't be immune reaction
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If you have negative blood you can receive
Negative blood
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RhoGAM
Drug given to mom to prevent immune reaction to baby different blood
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Explain RH and compatibility
1.Rh negative female with Rh positive fetus
2. Rh positive fetus blood may enter the female's bloodstream during childbirth
3.Female body makes Rh positive antibodies.
4. In the next Rh positive pregnancy maternal antibodies attack fetal red blood cells
