Blood Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
- What are the three functions of Blood?
A
- Transportation
- Regulation
- Defense System
2
Q
- What is the liquid part of blood called?
A
Plasma
3
Q
- What does the cellular portion of blood consists of?
A
a. Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
b. White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
c. Platelets (Thrombocytes)
4
Q
- What do erythrocytes carry?
A
Oxygen
5
Q
- Thrombocytes help prevent ____from damaged blood vessels.
A
Leaks
6
Q
- Hematopoiesis is the production of all blood cells and occurs primarily in _____.
A
Red bone marrow.
7
Q
- _____ is the production of red blood cells in response to hypoxia.
A
Erythropoiesis
8
Q
- Every heme group can carry one molecule of ____.
A
Oxygen
9
Q
- What is Senescence?
A
The process of aging.
10
Q
- Name two instances that cause anemia.
A
- Low number of circulating mature red blood cells (blood loss, increased RBC destruction, decreased RBC production)
- Insufficient hemoglobin productions (e.g., iron deficiency)
11
Q
- Leukopoiesis occurs in the _____
A
Red bone marrow.
12
Q
- What is main function of a neutrophil?
A
Phagocytosis
13
Q
- Why are they commonly called segs?
A
Polymorphonuclear cells
14
Q
- ______ is process used by neutrophils to go from circulation into tissue spaces
A
Diapedesis
15
Q
- ______ is the process that attracts neutrophils to inflammatory chemicals at a site of infection.
A
Chemotaxis
16
Q
- Neutrophil Count is controlled by:
A
- Release of mature neutrophils from the storage pool in bone marrow into the peripheral blood
- Rate of escape from peripheral blood into tissue
- Entrance of increased numbers of pluripotent stem cells into the neutrophil production line
17
Q
- _____ pool is within lumen of blood vessels
A
Circulating
18
Q
- ______ pool is a line the walls of small blood vessels mainly in the spleen, lungs, and abdominal organs
A
Marginal
19
Q
- Three main Eosinophil functions:
A
- Anti-inflammatory
- Immunity
- Phagocytosis
20
Q
- _____ cells are normally found in tissue and don’t migrate there from blood.
A
Mast
21
Q
- The most important monocyte function is _______.
A
Ingestion of foreign substances
22
Q
- What is chemotaxis?
A
Chemotaxis is the movement of white blood cells into an area of inflammation in response to chemical mediators released at the site by injured tissue or other white blood cells.
23
Q
- ______ is the name of a monocyte in the tissue.
A
Macropage
24
Q
- Lymphocytes have no ______ capabilities
A
Phagocytic
25
25. What are the three type of Lymphocytes:
– T-lymphocytes (T cells)
– B-lymphocytes (B cells)
– Natural Killer cells (NK cells)
26
26. B-Lymphocytes are responsible for _____ production.
Antibody
27
27. Both T cells and B cells can become ____ cells.
Memory
28
28. What is the total blood volume of a 675 pound (lean body weight) horse?
47.25.
| Take the weight times 7%
