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monocytes
destroys pathogens
What is SCID caused by?
Adenosine deaminase deficiency (enzyme)
What doesn't develop in SCID?
B and T lymphocytes
What are lymphocytes?
Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that are part of the body's immune system.
What do B lymphocytes do?
B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections.
Where do T lymphocytes form?
T lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue.
What do T lymphocytes attack?
T lymphocytes attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances.
What's leukemia?
cancer of white blood cells
EBV causes...
infectious mononucleosis
hydrolytic enzymes degrade what?
carbs, proteins, and lipids
Red blood cells transport...
Oxygen
hemoglobin has 4 ___ chains
polypeptide chains
Hemoglobin accepts oxygen in the __
lungs
Hemoglobin uses _____ to bind oxygen
iron
Hemoglobin can transport ___ molecules of oxygen
four
AB blood has
A and B antigens, no antibodies
O blood has
no antigens, A and B antibodies
The fluids leave the capillaries at the arterial end because
net filtration pressure of the blood is higher at the arterial end
The fluids reenter the capillaries at the venous end because
the osmotic pressure is higher
__ fluid exits the capillaries and reenters
90%
blood type depends on
surface antigens on erythrocytes (red blood cells)
If a baby has RH+ blood and mom has Rh-, ___ can leak accross
red blood cells
The baby's mom will make __ RH antibodies which will destroy the baby's ___
anti, RBC's
What will happen to the baby after mom makes anti RH antibodies
Baby will be severely anemic
What to do to prevent anemia?
Give Rh- moms Rh- antibodies
Granular leukocytes
neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
What nuclei will granular leukocytes have
multilobed, bilobed, or lobed
Structure of granular leukocytes
Have visible cytoplasmic granules and lobed nuclei under a microscope
agranular leukocytes
leukocytes with few granules in their cytoplasm; specifically, monocytes, lymphocytes, and NK cells, mononuclear
What does blood do?
transports O2 & nutrients to body cells & carries away CO2 & metabolic wastes
What does blood regulate?
body temp, pH, fluid volume
What does blood defend against?
invasion by pathogens prevents blood loss.
Order of oxygen levels are low
Kidneys make more EPO
stem cells make more red blood cells
Blood cells carry more oxygen
Oxygen levels stabilize.