EXAM 1 - BIOS255 CHAMBERLAIN
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1. Plasma consists of: water, proteins, nutrients, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, electrolytes
2. plasma is ___ percent of blood: 55%
3. buffy coat: composed of white blood cells and platelets
4. Viscosity: resistance of fluid to flow
5. osmolarity: dissolved particles in the blood that cannot pass through the blood vessel wall
6. If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part of
the blood will you need?: plasma
7. albumin: smallest and most abundant plasma protein
viscosity and osmolarity
8. what do albumins influence: blood pressure, flow, and fluid balance
9. globulins: alpha, beta, gamma
provide immune system functions
10. fibrinogen: help form blood clots
11. RBCs (erythrocytes) count: 4.2-6.2 million uL
12. WBCs (leukocytes) count: 5000-10,000 uL
13. platelet count: 130,000-360,000/uL
14. A normal hematocrit is ___ of the total blood volume: 37-52%
15. The myeoblast cell line gives rise to which mature blood cells?: Neutrophils and
basophils
16. Where does hematopoiesis take place in adults?: red bone marrow
17. The biconcave formed elements that lack mitochondria and a nucleus are
called: red blood cells
18. Why do red blood cells have a biconcave shape?: allows to carry oxygen efficiently
19. red blood cells are formed in the: red bone marrow
20. to make an RBC you need: EPO; amino acids; iron; vitamin B12
21. hemoglobin is made up of: 2 alpha and 2 beta
heme and globin
22. iron in the center of hemoglobin helps to beind: molecular oxygen
23. hemoglobin function: regulates blood flow and pressure
24. Polycythemia: excess of RBC
25. anemia: too few RBC
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26. sickle cell disease: Genetic disorder in which red blood cells have abnormal hemoglobin molecules and
take on an abnormal shape.
27. where are antigens found: found on surface of RBC
28. antibodies: carried in plasma
29. blood type A: antigen A and anti-B antibodies
30. blood type B: antigen B and anti-A antibodies
31. blood type AB: both antigen AB, not antibodies
32. blood type O: no antigens, anti A and B antibodies
33. Type AB is the universal: recipient (no antibodies)
34. type O is the universal: donor (no antigens)
35. hemoglobin recycling: Phagocytes break hemoglobin into components
Globular proteins to amino acids
Heme to biliverdin
Iron
36. breakdown and disposal of heme: biliverdin > bilirubin > bile
37. granulocytes: neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
38. agranulocytes: lymphocytes and monocytes
39. neutrophils: first WBC to arrive at infection
most numerous WBC
40. What do neutrophils do?: engulf bacteria
41. Eosinophils: parasitic worms, inflammatory chemicals
42. eosinophils functions: fended against parasitic worm infections
43. basophils: allergic reactions, secrete histamine and heparin
44. Basophils secrete: heparin and histamine
45. monocytes: phagocytize bacteria and dead cells
46. lymphocytes: T cells and B cells
important in immunity
47. What do T cells do?: attack microbes, tumor cells
48. What do B cells do?: produce antibodies
49. Neutrophil percentage: 60%
50. lymphocyte percentage: 30%
51. monocyte percentage: 8%
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1. Plasma consists of: water, proteins, nutrients, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, electrolytes
2. plasma is ___ percent of blood: 55%
3. buffy coat: composed of white blood cells and platelets
4. Viscosity: resistance of fluid to flow
5. osmolarity: dissolved particles in the blood that cannot pass through the blood vessel wall
6. If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part of
the blood will you need?: plasma
7. albumin: smallest and most abundant plasma protein
viscosity and osmolarity
8. what do albumins influence: blood pressure, flow, and fluid balance
9. globulins: alpha, beta, gamma
provide immune system functions
10. fibrinogen: help form blood clots
11. RBCs (erythrocytes) count: 4.2-6.2 million uL
12. WBCs (leukocytes) count: 5000-10,000 uL
13. platelet count: 130,000-360,000/uL
14. A normal hematocrit is ___ of the total blood volume: 37-52%
15. The myeoblast cell line gives rise to which mature blood cells?: Neutrophils and
basophils
16. Where does hematopoiesis take place in adults?: red bone marrow
17. The biconcave formed elements that lack mitochondria and a nucleus are
called: red blood cells
18. Why do red blood cells have a biconcave shape?: allows to carry oxygen efficiently
19. red blood cells are formed in the: red bone marrow
20. to make an RBC you need: EPO; amino acids; iron; vitamin B12
21. hemoglobin is made up of: 2 alpha and 2 beta
heme and globin
22. iron in the center of hemoglobin helps to beind: molecular oxygen
23. hemoglobin function: regulates blood flow and pressure
24. Polycythemia: excess of RBC
25. anemia: too few RBC
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, EXAM 1 - BIOS255 CHAMBERLAIN
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26. sickle cell disease: Genetic disorder in which red blood cells have abnormal hemoglobin molecules and
take on an abnormal shape.
27. where are antigens found: found on surface of RBC
28. antibodies: carried in plasma
29. blood type A: antigen A and anti-B antibodies
30. blood type B: antigen B and anti-A antibodies
31. blood type AB: both antigen AB, not antibodies
32. blood type O: no antigens, anti A and B antibodies
33. Type AB is the universal: recipient (no antibodies)
34. type O is the universal: donor (no antigens)
35. hemoglobin recycling: Phagocytes break hemoglobin into components
Globular proteins to amino acids
Heme to biliverdin
Iron
36. breakdown and disposal of heme: biliverdin > bilirubin > bile
37. granulocytes: neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
38. agranulocytes: lymphocytes and monocytes
39. neutrophils: first WBC to arrive at infection
most numerous WBC
40. What do neutrophils do?: engulf bacteria
41. Eosinophils: parasitic worms, inflammatory chemicals
42. eosinophils functions: fended against parasitic worm infections
43. basophils: allergic reactions, secrete histamine and heparin
44. Basophils secrete: heparin and histamine
45. monocytes: phagocytize bacteria and dead cells
46. lymphocytes: T cells and B cells
important in immunity
47. What do T cells do?: attack microbes, tumor cells
48. What do B cells do?: produce antibodies
49. Neutrophil percentage: 60%
50. lymphocyte percentage: 30%
51. monocyte percentage: 8%
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