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| What is blood composed of? |
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| Formed elements(cells+cell fragments) & plasma(water+dissolved substances) |
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| Name all of the white blood cells. |
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| Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Monocytes, Lymphocytes |
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| What cells produce platelets? |
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| Does a mature RBC contain a nucleus? |
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| What chemicals are secreted by your granular leukocytes & what are their functions? |
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Definition
Neutrophils – lysozyme – antibacterial
Eosinophils – major basic protein – anti-parasitic worm agent
Basophils – Histamine – vasodilator & Heparin - anticoagulant |
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| What does a plasma cell secrete? |
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| What does a cytotoxic T-cell secrete? |
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| What is the function of a macrophage after phagocytizing a pathogen to stimulate the specific immune response? |
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| Presents the antigenic portion of the pathogen to B & T-cells via MHC class II receptors |
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| Name the plasma proteins and the function of each. |
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Definition
Albumins – maintain osmotic pressure
Globulins – forms antibody structure
Fibrinogens – blood clotting |
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| what are the functions of blood? |
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Definition
| transportation, regulating, protection(clotting) |
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| in blood plasma, what do proteins, albumins, globulins, and fibrinogens do? |
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Definition
proteins=maintain proper blood osmotic pressure
albumins=maintain osmotic blood pressure
globulins=antibodies
fibrinogens=blood clotting |
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| where do Pluripotent hematopoeitic stem cells come from and what do they give rise to? |
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Definition
| mesenchyme, all five precursor cells |
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| what are the 5 precursor cells and what do they do? |
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Definition
Proerythroblasts (rubriblasts) = form mature RBCs
Myeloblasts = form mature neutrophils, eosinophils, & basophils
Monoblasts = form monocytes
Lymphoblasts = form lymphocytes
Megakaryoblasts = form mature platelets |
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| RBC formation(begins in red bone marrow) |
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| late erythroblast ejects nucleus; retains some organelles; enters the bloodstream via diapedesis -amoeboid movement through capillary pores |
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