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What is blood? a connective tissue
What is serum/plasma? background substance
What are formed elements? (RBC, WBC, platelets) specialized cells
What are fibrinogen (water soluble)? protein fibers, not seen since water soluble
What are red blood cells (RBC)? erythrocytes
How many RBC are there in the body? millions
How are RBC shaped? biconcave disc
What do the biconcave disc shape do? allows maximum absorption of oxygen
What are he biconcave discs filled with? hemaglobin which carries oxygen
How often are RBC produced? 24/7
Where are RBC produced? the kidney releases erythropoeitin which stimulates production in the bone marrow
What does anemia mean? lack of oxygen carrying capacity in the blood, not enough RBC
What is hemorrhagic anemia? blood loss
What is hemolytic anemia? RBC burst
What is aplastic anemia? RBC not being produced
What is iron deficiancy anemia? not enough hemoglobin
What are white blood cells (WBC)? leucocytes
What are neutrophils? phagocytic, bacterial infections
What are eosinophils? they kill parasitic worms
What are basophils? they secrete histamine and increase inflammation
What are the granulocytes? neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
What are the agranulocytes? lymphocytes, monocytes
What are lymphocytes? make antibodies, viral infections
What are monocytes? leave the blood vessels and become macrophages
What do macrophages do? clean up debris
What does -philia mean? more than normal
What does -penia mean? not enough of
When are WBC made? when needed
What is the order of frequency of WBC? neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil
What are platelets? tiny pieces of cell membrane and nucleus
What is the order of frequency of WBC in ruminant? lymphocyte, neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil
What is the colony stimulating factor? neutrohpils interact with bacteria and indicate when WBC are needed and where
Is RBC included in the colony stimulating factor? no because they produce 24/7
What does low WBC count mean? the start of an infection/virus
How can you tell there is an infection? there is a large amount of WBC
What happens to all the WBC the spleen removes the extra WBC once the infection is over
What are vascular spasms (step 1 blood clotting)? the smooth muscle in the walls of he vessel contract dramatically, slowing blood flow quickly
What is the platelet plug formation (step 2 blood clotting)? injury to lining of vessels exposes collagen fibers and the platelets adhere
What is coagulation (step 3 blood clotting)? form clotting protein cascade where it activates one protein after another
What does coagulation need? calcium and vitamin K
What is plasma? clot proteins
What is serum? no clot proteins
What does hemophiliac mean? inability to clot blood
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