Red Blood Cell Structure and Function

Question 1

Identify Relevant Features of this Image

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Question 2

Plasma vs. Hematocrit

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Question 3

Blood Volume vs. Fluid Volume in the Body

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Question 4

Iron Transport and Metabolism

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Question 5

What are the smallest cells in the body?

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Eryrthocytes = RBC’s = smallest cells within the body.

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Structure of Erythrocytes

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Question 7

What determines Blood Groups?

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Question 8

Blood Types

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Question 9

Blood types you can recieve

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Question 10

Biochemical Function of Erythrocytes

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Question 11

Physiological Function of Erythrocytes

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Question 12

Poisons of Normal Physiological Functioning of Erythrocytes

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Question 13

Main Transporte of CO2 and mechanism

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Question 14

Role of Carbonic Anhydrase

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Question 15

Explanation of Choloride Shift

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Question 16

Another view of Chloride Shift

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Question 17

What is a reticulocyte?

Wright Stain?

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Question 18

Development of Erythrocytes

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Question 19

Pluripotential Hematopoetic Stem Cell

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Requires Physiological Regulation

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Homeostasis

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Question 21

Erythropoetin Mechanism for regulating the rate of Erythropoesis

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Question 22

Regulation of Mass of RBC’s

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Question 23

What Triggers increase in RBC production

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Question 24

Where is Erythropoetin Produced? And How?

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Question 25

Hypoxia can come from?

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Question 26

Production of Proerythroblasts

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Question 27

Diapedisis

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Question 28

What are these? What type of Stain?

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Question 29

Reticulocytes cont.

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Question 30

Avg. Lifespan of RBC's and what contributes to their destruction?

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Question 31

Anemia and Polycythemia

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Question 32

Mechanisms of Anemia

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Question 33

Acute vs. Chronic Blood Loss

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Question 34

Diseases of RBC Destruction

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Question 35

Causes of Decreased RBC Production

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Question 36

Classification of Anemia

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Question 37

Explain the Difference

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Question 38

How is Anemia Diagnosed?

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Question 39

Complete Blood Count

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Question 40

Peripheral Smear

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Question 41

Anemia Workup Lab Tests

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