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45 Cards in this Set
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What is the liquid extracellular part of blood? |
Plasma |
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What is the name of the cells and cell fragments found in blood plasma? |
Formed elements |
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What percentage of body weight is made up of blood? |
7 - 9 percent |
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How much liters of blood is in the body? |
5 liters |
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How much liters of blood is made up of plasma and how much is made up of formed elements? |
2.6 plasma 2.4 formed elements |
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Is blood alkaline or acidic? |
Alkaline |
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What is the pH of blood? |
7.35 - 7.45 |
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If blood pH goes to neutral and below what condition would a person have? |
Acidosis |
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True or false Blood can never be acidic? |
True |
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Name the chemical elements found in blood plasma? |
Nutrients Salt Oxygen Carbon dioxide |
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Name the plasma proteins? |
Albumin Globulin Fibrinogen Prothrombin |
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The most abundant type of solute in the plasma? |
Plasma protein- 7% |
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Which blood protein helps to retain water? |
Albumin |
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How does albumin help to retain water in the plasma? |
By osmosis |
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What is the function of globulin in the blood? |
Antibodies that help fight infection that circulates in the plasma |
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Name the blood proteins that helps with clotting? |
Fibrinogen Prothrombin |
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How long should blood stay in storage? |
6 weeks |
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Name the white blood cells? |
Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes Eosinophils Basophils |
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Why would a nurse give a patient albumin? |
If the patient has diarrhea or hemorrhages, albumin is given to expand and give volume to lost blood |
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What is blood serum? |
Plasma minus the clotting factor of fibrinogen and prothrombin |
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How is serum collected? |
Leave blood to sit and allow the clots to settle in the bottom of the tube then pour off the top |
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True or false Serum has no antibodies? |
False |
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What percentage of carbon dioxide is dissolved in the blood plasma? What percentage of oxygen is dissolved in the plasma? |
Almost 10% carbon dioxide 1.5% oxygen |
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What is plasma made up of? |
Protein Water Other solutes |
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There are three (3) main types of formed elements and several subtypes - name the three main ones? |
Red blood cells White blood cells Platelets- thrombocytes |
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Name the subtypes for white blood cells? Or how is white blood cells characterized? |
Granular Agranular |
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What are granular/agranular white blood cells/leukocytes? |
Granular - WBC with stained granules in their cytoplasm Agranular - WBC without stained granules in their cytoplasm |
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Name the granular and Agranular leukocytes? |
Granular: Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils Agranular: lymphocytes, and monocytes |
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How many leukocytes are in the blood? |
5000 - 9000 |
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How many erythrocytes are in the blood? |
4.2 to 6.2 million |
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How many platelets are in the blood? |
140,000 to 340,000 |
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Name the blood cell responsible for blood clotting? |
Thrombocytes- platelets |
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What blood cells perform phagocytosis and are immune cells? |
Neutrophils and monocytes |
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Blood cell responsible for creating antibodies and making vaccines? |
B lymphocytes |
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Blood cells that creates defense against parasites and for allergies? |
Eosinophils |
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The formation of new blood cells are called? |
Hematopoiesis |
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Name the two kinds of connective tissues that make blood cells for the body? |
Myeloid tissue Lymphoid tissue |
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Another name for myeloid tissue is? |
Red bone marrow |
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Where in the body is red bone marrow/myeloid tissue found? |
Coxal- hip Sternum Rib |
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Name the bones that have a small amount of red bone marrow? |
Clavicle Vertebrae Cranial bones |
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Red blood cells are responsible for forming all types of blood cells except? |
Lymphocytes |
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Where do you find lymphocytes/lymphoid tissue? |
Lymph nodes Thymus Spleen |
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What are red blood cells called? |
Erythrocytes |
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How long does erythrocytes, granular leukocytes and Agranular leukocytes live? |
Erythrocytes - 4 months Granular leukocytes- a few days Agranular leukocytes- more than 6 months |
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What two organs break apart the components of red blood cells and remove them from the blood stream? |
Spleen and liver |
