Unit 1 Flashcards
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T/F: Prostaglandin and myoglobin are plasma proteins
False; they are NOT plasma proteins
T/F: Albumin, globulin, fibrinogen, myoglobin, prostaglandins are all plasma proteins
False; Prostaglandins and myoglobin are not plasma proteins
___________________ and _________________ are not plasma proteins
1) prostaglandins
2) myoglobin
Albumin maintains _______________________
osmotic pressure
This plasma protein plays a role in Immunity and transport; What is it?
Globulin
_______________ is a _________________ that maintains osmotic pressure
1) Albumin
2) Plasma Protein
Globulin plays a role in _______________
a) Immunity and transport
b) blood clotting
c) osmotic pressure
d) none of the above
e) is not a plasma protein
a) Immunity and transport
Which plasma protein is essential for blood clotting?
Fibrinogen
____________________ is a hormone that stimulates RBC (red blood cell)
Erythropoietin
T/F: Erythropoietin is a vitamin that stimulates red blood cell production
False; Erythropoietin is a hormone/protein that stimulates red blood cell production
What is the primary function of red blood cells?
Gas Transport
________________ and _______________ are gases that red blood cells transport.
1) Oxygen
2) carbon dioxide
List three (3) steps in Hemostasis
1) Vascular spasm
2) Platelet plug formation
3) blood clotting
T/F: Vascular spasm, platelet plug formation and blood clotting are Hemostasis steps
True
What is Erythropoiesis?
This is the red blood cell formation
Myeloid is a/an __________________ that develop into ____________________
1) stem cell
2) proerythroblast
___________________ lose their nuclei and mature into_____________________
1) reticulocytes
2) erythrocytes
Intrinsic and Extrinsic pathways converge at ______________________
prothrombinase
T/F: Platelets increase blood loss by forming clots
False; Platelets reduce blood loss by forming clots
What is the difference between erythropoietin and Erythropoiesis
Erythropoietin is the hormone that stimulates red blood cell production whilst erythropoiesis is the formation of red blood cells
Neutrophils are a type of_________________
phagocyte
Which WBC (white blood cell) releases granules that intensify inflammatory responses
Basophiles
Basophiles is a/an example of ___________________
Granular Leukocytes
T/F: Eosinophiles fight of parasitic worms and phagocytize antigen-antibody complexes
True