Module 7 -- Blood
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Blood | 7% - 9% of Body Weight 4L - 6L |
| Plasma | 55% of Blood |
| Plasma | Blood (-) the cells |
| Albumin | Plasma protein Thickens and Contains blood |
| Globulin | Plasma protein Anti-bodies (Immunity) |
| Fibrinogen and Prothrombin | Plasma Proteins Clotting |
| Erythrocytes | Carry oxygen and carbon dioxide |
| Erythrocytes | Disk shaped Live 120 days -- Die in the spleen |
| Erythrocytes | Produced in Myeloid Tissue No nucleus |
| Polycythemia | Abnormally high amount of red blood cells |
| Iron Deficiency | Anemia Lack of Iron |
| Sickle Cell | Anemia Abnormally shaped cell |
| Pernicious | Anemia Lack of B12 |
| Hematocrit | Lab test to measure total blood volume of RBCs Uses centrifuge to separate blood Also called HCT |
| Erythrocytes | 4.2 - 6.2 million mm3 By volume |
| Leukocytes | 5k - 9k mm3 by volume White Blood Cells |
| Neutrophils | Most numerous -- 60% - 70% Phagocyte -- Lives 10-12 hrs Granular |
| Lymphocytes | 20% - 25% -- Non-granular B-cells -- Produce Anti-bodies T-cells -- Natural Killers |
| Monocytes | Non-granular Phagocytes |
| Eosinophils | Granular Protects against allergies & parasites |
| Basophils | Granular Produces Heparin -- anti-clotting |
| Leukopenia | Decrease in leukocytes |
| Leukocytosis | Elevation in leukocytes Good |
| Leukemia | Cancer |
| Erythroblastosis Fetalis | Mom is Rh- and baby is Rh+ |
| A | Blood Type ___ Anti B |
| B | Blood Type ___ Anti A |
| AB | Blood Type ___ No Anti-bodies, Universal Recipient |
| O | Blood Type ___ Anti A & Anti B, Universal Donor |
| Rh Factor | (-) -- Absent (+) -- Present |
| Agglutination | When cells plump and begin to breakdown |
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