Blood 0.0 / 5 ? Sports ScienceAnat and PhysUniversityAll boards Created by: annabelallenCreated on: 06-01-19 13:47 Where are most of blood plasma proteins produced? In the liver 1 of 34 What would be the effect on the body if the liver stopped producing albumins? Tissue swelling 2 of 34 How much blood does an adult male usually have? 5-6 litres 3 of 34 What is serum? Blood plasma with the clotting factors removed 4 of 34 What is the largest proportion of plasma other than water? Proteins 5 of 34 What plasma protein functions in blood clotting? Fibrinogen 6 of 34 What kind of tissue is blood? Fluid connective tissue 7 of 34 Why is it that liver disorders can affect the compositioon of blood? The liver is where plasma proteins are synthesised 8 of 34 As well as water and proteins what else makes up blood plasma? Electrolytes, nutrients and organic waste 9 of 34 What type of protein is responsible for transporting triglycerides in the blood? Apolipoproteins 10 of 34 What proportion of bodyweight does blood represent? 7% 11 of 34 What is hematocrit? The formed elements within the blood 12 of 34 What is the term for production of red blood cells? Erythropoiesis 13 of 34 What do reticulocytes mature into? Erythrocytes (red blood cells) 14 of 34 What blood type is considered to be the 'universal donar'? O negative 15 of 34 Why is there a difference between the hematocrit of males and females? Androgens stimulate red blood cell production, oestrogens do not 16 of 34 How do basophils respond to an injury? They release histamine and heparin 17 of 34 What increases dramatically in numbers during an allergic reaction? The number of eosinophils 18 of 34 Which blood cell carries out immune surveillence? Natural killer (NK) cells 19 of 34 What cell type is responsible for the specific immune response? Lymphocyte cells 20 of 34 What is the name of the process of WBCs leaving the bloodstream? Emigration or diapedesis 21 of 34 What do myeloid stem cells develop into? Megakaryocytes 22 of 34 What is one of the major substances which stimu;ates platelet accumulation? Thrombopoietin 23 of 34 What WBC would you find in the greatest numbers at an infected cut? Neutrophils 24 of 34 What are megakaryocytes responsible for? The formation of platelets 25 of 34 What substance is released from basophils to prevent blood clotting? Heparin 26 of 34 What is the term for the characteristic of white blood cells in which they are attracted to a specific chemical stimulus? Positive chemotaxis 27 of 34 What is the function of the hormone endothelin? Smooth muscle contraction during the vascular phase 28 of 34 What is the condition known as where platelet counts are low? Thrombocytopenia 29 of 34 What do pletelets release to promote vessel repair? Platelet-derived growth factor 30 of 34 Why may someone who avoids eating any fats have trouble with their blood clotting? They will be deficient in vitamin K 31 of 34 How does heparin prevent clot formation? It accelerates the activation of antithrombin-III 32 of 34 What compound stimulates platelet aggregation? ADP 33 of 34 What substance tiggers the extrinsic pathway of the coagulation phase? Factor III (tissue factor) 34 of 34
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