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Blood is a |
tissue |
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Buffy coat of blood consists of |
Platelets and leukocytes |
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Plasma makes up what percent of blood |
55% |
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Function of leukocytes and antibody is |
protection |
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function of CO2 and Endocrine hormone is |
Transportation |
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Percentage of water in plasma |
92% |
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if too much blood escapes to the tissues the blood pressure will |
decrease |
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smallest and most abundant proteins in plasma are |
albumins |
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globulins make what percentage of the plasma protein |
37% |
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The concentration of oxygen is ______ in plasma than interstitial fluid |
Higher |
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in plasma, sodium, potassium and bicarbonates are |
electrolytes |
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a person's hematocrit is defined by their |
sex and age (both answers are correct) |
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blood doping will |
increase the viscosity of the blood |
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why do we call erythrocytes formed elements instead of cells |
lack nucleus and organelles |
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hemoglobin in erythrocytes attach itself to |
Oxygen & carbon dioxide (both answers correct) |
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how many globins in a single hemoglobin |
4 |
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how many oxygen molecules can bind to a single hemoglobin |
4 |
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life span of erythrocytes are |
120 days |
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congenial hemolytic anemia means |
destruction of erythrocytes is more rapid than normal |
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old erythrocyte phagocytize in |
liver and spleen |
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characteristics of O-type blood |
A,B,E has anti-A antibody has anti-B antibody no surface antigens of A or B |
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characteristics of the RH negative |
only under certain conditions the anti-D is present it is inherited independent of ABO group |
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agglutinogens of ABO & RH are found on the |
surface of erythrocytes |
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Which results in significant agglutination |
Donor AB; Recipient B |
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which WBC are granulocytes |
A,B,E Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils |
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which WBC release histamines |
Basophils |
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which WBC are highly active during a bacterial infection |
Neutrophils |
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Which WBC migrate in blood and take residence in tissues as macrophages |
Monocytes |
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What is the most numerous of leukocytes |
Neutrophils |
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Process of producing formed elements is called |
hemopoiesis |
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which leukocytes are derived from myeloid line |
neurtophil,basophil,eosinophil,monocyte |
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which leukocyte increase by existence of allergens |
eosinophils |
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arteries and veins that leave the heart are called great vessels because |
large diameter |
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what is the analogy of heart |
double pump, each work side by side with the other |
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which circuit is responsible for sending blood to kidney, stomach and pelvic regions |
systemic circuit |
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which circuit has deoxygenated blood in its arteris |
pulmonary circuit |
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left atrium and left ventricle are part of which circuit of the CV system |
systemic circuit |
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which heart chamber pumps deoxygenated blood |
right atrium and right ventricle |
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which pair is located more anteriorly in hearts normal position |
right atrium and right ventricle |
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base of the heart is formed by |
left atrium |
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the hearts apex is |
slightly anterioinferiorly toward the left side of the body |
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Epicardium is another name for |
visceral layer of serous pericardium |
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what is the function of epicardial serous fluid |
lubricates the membrane of the serous pericardium |
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the layer of the heart composed of cardiac muscle tissue is |
myocardium |
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cell-to-cell contacts of cardiac muscle fibers are |
intercalated discs |
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cardiac muscle fibers |
contract as a single unit |
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Inferior chambers of heart are |
ventricles |
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Atria and ventricles are externally separated by |
coronary sulcus |
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the heart valves |
permit the passage of blood in one direction |
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function of coronary sinus is |
take blood form coronary circulation to right atrium |