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Unit 3 Study Guide
Unit 3 Study Guide
Unit 3 Study Guide
Smooth muscle
1. Major function of smooth muscle – peristalsis, surrounds internal tubular organs & glands
2. Identify major differences to skeletal and cardiac muscles
• Varicosities, Gap Junctions, No troponin, calmodulin, no striations, etc.
• Lack of fatigue
Blood
1. Be able to explain the purpose and general functions of blood
• Transport – nutrients, wastes, hormones (and other signaling molecules)
• Regulation – Heat, pH, Volume
• Protection ‐ Hemostasis, Immunity
2. Be able to list the components of blood and their functions
• Formed elements vs plasma
• RBCS, WBCs, Platelets, Blood proteins (factors and complement)
3. Be able to identify progenitors of different cell types.
• Hemocytoblast, erythroblast, megakaryoblast, lymphoblast, monoblast, myeloblast
• Erythrocytes, platelets, macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes
4. Describe lifecycle of RBCs and factors for erythropoiesis
• Role of EPO and causes for increase or decrease
• Requirements for erythropoiesis – vitamin B12, Iron
• Consequence of RBC (Hb) components for degradation
5. Describe or identify different anemias and their consequences
• Pernicious, thalassemia, polycythemia
6. Describe the general steps of Hemostasis and the components of blood that contribute to them
• Vascular spasm, plug formation, coagulation, repair, fibrinolysis
• Platelets, platelet secretions, factor proteins
• anti‐coagulants
• conditions for hemostasis
7. Problems with hemostasis
• thrombosis, embolism
• Describe or identify hemophilias and causes
• Lack of factor proteins – dietary vit K deficiency
• Genetic
8. Blood typing
• Understand how to blood type using antibodies and agglutination
• Given blood type, list antigens and antibodies
• Given blood types, determine blood compatibility