SEROUS FLUID

Question 1

def? Fluid between the membranes of closed body cavities

Answer 1

serous fluid

Question 2

what does the parietal mmb line

Answer 2

cavity walls

Question 3

what does the visceral mmb cover

Answer 3

organs within the cavity

Question 4

function of serous fluid

Answer 4

Provides lubrication between the 2 membranes when organs move

Question 5

def? Space between each lung and the chest wall

Answer 5

pleural cavities

Question 6

def? A thin membrane lines the pleural cavities

Answer 6

pleura

Question 7

what cells make up the pleura

Answer 7

mesothelial cells

Question 8

what fluid is in the pericardial cavity

Answer 8

pericardial fluid

Question 9

what fluid is in the pleural cavity

Answer 9

pleural fluid

Question 10

def? space that surrounds the heart

Answer 10

pericardial cavity

Question 11

def? thin membrane that covers the pericardial cavity

Answer 11

pericardium

Question 12

how many layers of mesothelial cells makes up the pericardium

Answer 12

1

Question 13

what happens if there is too much pericardial fluid

Answer 13

restricts the normal heart beat

Question 14

what is it called when there is too much pericardial fluid that it restrict the normal heart beat

Answer 14

cardiac tamponade

Question 15

def? space between the abdominal wall and outside of the stomach, small and large intestine, liver, and superior aspect of the urinary bladder and uterus

Answer 15

peritoneal fluid

Question 16

what is the accumulation of peritoneal fluid called

Answer 16

ascites

Question 17

what lining produces pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluid

Answer 17

parietal lining

Question 18

what lining absorbs pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluid

Answer 18

visceral lining

Question 19

true or false: increased capillary hydrostatic pressure produces more serous fluid

Answer 19

true

Question 20

true or false: increased plasma oncotic pressure produces more serous fluid

Answer 20

false

Question 21

true or false: Decreased lymphatic resorption produces more serous fluid

Answer 21

true

Question 22

true or false: decreased capillary permeability produces more serous fluid

Answer 22

true

Question 23

def? needle puncture for aspiration of fluids from body cavities

Answer 23

centesis

Question 24

centesis procedure name for pleural fluid

Answer 24

thoracentesis

Question 25

centesis procedure name for pericardial fluid

Answer 25

pericardiocentesis

Question 26

centesis procedure name for peritoneal/ascitic fluid

Answer 26

paracentesis or peritoneocentesis

Question 27

normal appearance of serous fluid

Answer 27

clear pale yellow

Question 28

what does it mean if serous fluid is turbid and cloudy

Answer 28

microbial infection

Question 29

what does it mean if serous fluid is bloody

Answer 29

hemothorx

Question 30

what does it mean if serous fluid is milky

Answer 30

chylous or pseudochylous material

Question 31

what does it mean if serous fluid is brown

Answer 31

rupture of liver abscess | bile

Question 32

what does it mean if serous fluid is green

Answer 32

gallbladder or pancreatic disorders

Question 33

what does it mean if serous fluid is black

Answer 33

aspergillous

Question 34

what does a chylous effusion result from in the pleural cavity

Answer 34

from leakage of lymphatic vessels of the major thoracic duct

Question 35

what does a chylous effusion result from in the peritoneal cavity

Answer 35

Results from blockage of the lymphatic vessels

Question 36

rich in chylomicrons = ___ triglycerides

Answer 36

increased

Question 37

what conditions result in pseudochylous effusions

Answer 37

TB and rheumatoid pleuritis

Question 38

what kind of cells are in pseudochylous effusions

Answer 38

inflammatory cells | neucrotic cells

Question 39

how is the serum-ascites gradient calculated for peritoneal transudates and exudates

Answer 39

fluid level - serum level = gradient

Question 40

what does it mean if the gradient is more than 1.1

Answer 40

it is transudate

Question 41

true or false: plasma cells are seen in other fluids besides serous fluid

Answer 41

false

Question 42

what disorders have plasma cells

Answer 42

chronic inflammatory disorders

Question 43

if a mesothelial cell is reactive what will it look like

Answer 43

multinucleate

Question 44

what is wright's stain used on

Answer 44

bacteria and fungi

Question 45

what diseases have malignant hematopoietic cells

Answer 45

leukemia and lymphoma

Question 46

what diseases have nonhematopoietic malignant cells

Answer 46

carcinoma and sarcoma

Question 47

what are the most common nonhematopoietic malignancies

Answer 47

adenocarcinoma