Exam 1 Flashcards
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Metabolic waste
breakdown proteins, DNA or RNA (nitrogen)
waste gets carried to kidneys
Hormone
a chemical used for communication, of an organ, that travels through the blood to affect another organ.
Homeostasis
Blood volume affecting blood pressure
Osmotic balance
hemostasis
Temperature
Osmotic balance
affecting cell volume, blood pressure
amount of water/material entering and exiting
Hemostasis
keeping blood volume from dropping
blood clotting
Formed element
cells or pieces of cells
subcategories are RBC, WBC, and Platelets
Red blood cell
transport gases, O2 also carries CO2 to and from lungs & tissues
What are the three names of an RBC
Red blood cells
RBC’s
Erythroeytes
Erythrocyte
Red blood cell. Transports nutrients. Especially gas.
White blood cell
Leukocyte. Inflammation and infection
Leukocyte
White blood cell. Inflammation and infection
WBC
White blood cell, leukocyte. Inflammation and infection
Platelet
Thrombocyte. What clots blood.
Thrombocyte
Platelet. What clots blood.
Plasma
The non-formed element of blood. 90% water, 10% solutes. About 55% of a blood sample when spun down.
Serum
Plasma without clot forming protein
Albumin
Smallest on the “globulin” scale. A colloid. A liver protein used to bring osmotic balance, fatty acid and steroid transport. Transports “hydrophobic elements”
Osmotic balance
affecting cell volume, venous return, BP
amount of water/ material entering and exiting the cell
Fatty acid
Fatty acids are the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat
Steroid
any of a group of hormones that belong to the class of chemical compounds known as steroids
Alpha-globulin
enzymes that transport iron (Fe2+), lipids, vitamins (hydrophobic)
Beta-globulin
Same as alpha but are also fibrinogen
Fibrinogen
part of the beta globulins are soluble, unpolymerized clotting proteins.
In the beta globulins, the clotting protein (fibrin) in serum gets taken out
take fibrin out and have serum, gen is the beginning so when the end is taken out just have the start.
Gamma-globulin
Immunoglobulin. Ig’s, antibodies
from WBC’s, salt minerals (Zn,Mg,Mn) form dietary absorption, bones (Ca2+), and liver (stores iron & sugars)