Semester2 Exam Flashcards
(130 cards)
Beginning of muscle
Origin
End or moving part of muscle
Insertion
Middle fat part of muscle
Belly or venter
Anatomical division of the cat into caudal and cranial
Diaphragm
Function of blood
Transport and maintain homeostasis
Characteristics of blood
Ph 7.45 and mostly water
Formed elements make up about what percentage of blood? What are formed elements?
45% blood cells and platelets
Most common type of blood
o
Low blood volume
Hypovolemic
Most abundant proteins in blood plasma
Albumin
Most abundant component of plasma
Water
Rbc production is regulated by
Eurgthropoietin
The percent fraction of formed elements relative to whole blood is called
Hematocrit value
Wbc
5-10,000
Rbc
4-6 million
Thromocytes
130,000-360,000
Most numerous white blood cells
Neutrophils
Wbc that release histamine at the site of an injury
Basophils
Wbc that are increased in allergic individuals
Eosinophils
Platelets are pinched off from giant multinucleated cells in bone marrow
Megakaryocytes
Thrombocyte
Platelets
Moving blood clot
Embolus
Organ secretes most of plasma protein
Liver
Prolonged oxygen deficiency
Hypoxia