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Circulatory System
components of blood, blood types, vocab and abbreviations
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Health Care
11th Grade
10/03/2012

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Term
List and Define three types of Circulation
Definition
Pulmonary Circulation: flow of blood between heart and lungs

Systemic Circulation: flow of blood between heart and cells of the body

Coronary Circulation: circulation of blood within the heart.
Term
What is the difference between Pulmonary and Systemic circulation?
Definition
Systemic: heart pumps blood through arteries to cells

Pulmonary: arteries carry blood to lungs, then blood goes back to heart through veins.
Term
What are the functions of blood?
Definition
1. Sends life sustaining nutrients, 02, and hormones throughout the body
2. removes waste
3. helps regulate body temperature
4. helps keep the fluid volume (within body tissues) stable
Term
The body contains about ______ of blood?
Definition
5 Liters
Term
What are the solid elements of blood?
Definition
Erythrocytes (RBC)
Leukocytes (WBC)
Thrombocytes (Platelets)
Term
What percent of blood are the solid elements:
Definition
45%
Term
What percent of blood is liquid?
Definition
55%
Term
Define Plasma
Definition
liquid part of blood
Term
Plasma is made up of what?
Definition
Water (will)
Protein (Penelope)
Salt (say)
Nutrients (No)
Vitamins and Hormones (viciously or horrendously)
Term
Red blood cells (RBC) contain what?
Definition
hemoglobin: carries 02 to cells and removes C02
Term
How long to RBC live?
Definition
120 days
Term
Where are RBC manufactured?
Definition
in red marrow or myeloid tissue in bones
Term
What removes dead RBC?
Definition
Liver and Spleen
Term
WBC are also known as what?
Definition
Leukocytes
Term
What is the WBC function?
Definition
protect against disease
Term
Which are bigger, RBC or WBC?
Definition
WBC
Term
True or False, there are fewer WBC than RBC?
Definition
True
Term
How long to WBC live?
Definition
9 days
Term
WBC can move out of what to help fight infection?
Definition
blood vessels
Term
WBC move out of blood vessels to do what?
Definition
fight infection
Term
Pus is made up of what?
Definition
White blood cells and bacteria
Term
What are types of WBC and what are their functions?
Definition
Neutrophils: removes small particles from blood

Basophils: releases heparin to stop clotting and help control inflammation.

Eosinophils: Kills parasites and helps control inflammation

Lymphocytes: protects against cancer cells. Essential to immune system

Monocytes: destroys large unwanted particles in blood stream.
Term
Platelets are also called what?
Definition
thrombocytes
Term
Platelets promote what?
Definition
blood clotting
Term
Where are platelets produced?
Definition
in red bone marrow
Term
How long do platelets live?
Definition
10 days
Term
Explain the clotting procedure
Definition
Platelets stick to damaged tissue and to each other and group together to control blood loss
Term
ABG
Definition
arterial blood gases
Term
AIDS
Definition
acquired immuno deficiency syndrome
Term
alb
Definition
albumim
Term
bl
Definition
blood
Term
CBC
Definition
complete blood count
Term
diff
Definition
differential
Term
ESR
Definition
erythrocyte sedimentationrate
Term
FE+
Definition
iron
Term
hct
Definition
hematocrit
Term
hgb
Definition
hemoglobin
Term
H&H
Definition
hemoglobin and hematocrit
Term
02
Definition
oxygen
Term
RBC
Definition
red blood cells or red blood count
Term
Rh
Definition
rhesus
Term
antigen
Definition
foreign object, pathogen
Term
antibodies
Definition
proteins secreted by lymphocytes
Term
antibodies bond with what?
Definition
antigens (remember lock and key... antigen is lock, antibody is key)
Term
Where does a person get their blood type?
Definition
It's inherited
Term
Each person inherits ___ genes, ___ from each parent
Definition
2, 1
Term
Two genes inherited from parents control the production of what?
Definition
antigens
Term
Dominant genes (blood type) are:
This is shown as:
Give an example:
Definition
A & B
I
ex) I^A
Term
Recessive gene (blood type) is:
shown as:
example:
Definition
O
i
ex)ii
Term
Four blood types and the antigens they contain are:
Definition
A- only A antigens,
B- only B antigens,
AB- both A and B antigens,
O- Neither A or B antigens
Term
Immune system has a tolerance against what?
Definition
Its own antigens
Term
The following blood types have which antigens, and which antibodies:

A
B
AB
O
Definition
A has antigens A, has antibody Anti-B

B has antigen B, has antibody Anti-A

AB has antigen A&B, has NO antibodies

O has NO antigens and has Anti-A&B
Term
Which blood type is the universal donor and why?
Definition
O- it lacks A and B antigens
Term
Which blood type is the universal recipient and why?
Definition
AB- because they wont attack new blood coming in, has no antibodies
Term
Rh factor is found where?
Definition
RBC
Term
Rh- is?
Definition
people who don't have antigens on RBC
Term
Rh+ is?
Definition
people who DO have the antigen on RBC
Term
What percent of Americans are Rh+?
Definition
85%
Term
if Rh+ is given to Rh- what will the body do?
Definition
the body thinks it is an invading pathogen and starts forming antibodies (lock and key idea)
Term
What happens when an Rh- mother delivers and Rh+ baby and some of the baby's blood comes into contact with the mother's blood?
Definition
The mothers blood forms antibodies against Rh+ RBC
Term
If the mother has another Rh+ pregnancy the antibodies will do what? Causing what?
Definition
They will attack the baby's blood causing erythroblastosis fetalis.
Term
What do you need to do to prepare for a transfusion?
Definition
mix serum of the patient with the blood cells of the donor.
Term
If Type A gets matches with type B what will happen?
Definition
antibodies will clump together
Term
If testing before a transfusion does not occur what can happen?
Definition
hemolysis (rupture of blood cells) can occur
Term
The following blood types can receive blood from and donate to which blood types? A, B, AB, O
Definition
A- receive A,O donate to A, AB B- receive B,O donate to B, AB AB- receive AB, A, B, O donate to AB O-receive O donate blood to AB, A, B, O
Term
Three types of blood vessels are:
Definition
Veins, Arteries, Capillaries
Term
Anemia
Definition
below normal number of RBC
Term
Antibody
Definition
Specialized proteins that fight disease
Term
Coagulation
Definition
process of clot formation
Term
Coronary Circulation
Definition
circulation of blood within the heart
Term
Erythrocyte
Definition
Red blood cells
Term
Hematocrit
Definition
a screening test that determines the presence of Animia
Term
Hematology
Definition
study of blood
Term
Hemoglobin
Definition
Protein in RBC that carries O2 to cells in the body and removes CO2
Term
Immunity
Definition
lack of susceptibility to certain pathogens
Term
Inflammation
Definition
a response to injury or illness that is characterized by swelling, redness, pain, and heat
Term
leukocyte
Definition
WBC
Term
Phlebotomy
Definition
incision, or cut, into a vein done to collect a blood sample
Term
plasma
Definition
the fluid part of blood
Term
pulmonary circulation
Definition
flow of blood between the heart and lungs
Term
systemic circulation
Definition
flow of blood between the heart and cells of the body
Term
thrombocyte
Definition
platelets
Term
a
Definition
no, not without, away from
Term
ac
Definition
pertaining to
Term
all/0
Definition
other, different from normal
Term
angi/o
Definition
blood or lymph vessels
Term
ante
Definition
before, in front of
Term
apoplect/o
Definition
a stroke
Term
arter/o
Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
Definition
plaque, fatty substance
Term
circulat/o
Definition
circulate
Term
coagul/o
Definition
clotting
Term
constriction
Definition
narrowing
Term
dilation
Definition
widening, stretching, expanding
Term
edema
Definition
swelling
Term
emia
Definition
blood, blood condition
Term
fibrin/o
Definition
fibers/threads of a clot
Term
hemangi/o
Definition
blood vessel
Term
mal
Definition
bad, poor
Term
norm
Definition
normal, usual
Term
ox/i
Definition
oxygen
Term
rrhage
Definition
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
Term
sphygm/o
Definition
pulse
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