16. CP Gas Transport Flashcards
What is the solubility of O2 in plasma?
0.3 ml O2 / dl blood / 100 mmHg
What is the average O2 content of arterial blood?
What is the oxygen content of blood at 100& saturation?
Average = 20 mlO2 / dl blood (200ml O2 / L)
At 100% = 20.1 mlO2 / dl blood
What results in a right shift (lower affinity) of oxygen binding?
High CO2
High Temperature
2,3 BPG
(Eg. Being in the tissues)
What is the O2 saturation in venous blood?
What is the O2 content in venous blood?
Saturation in venous blood = 75%
O2 content in venous blood = 15.2 ml O2
What is the arterial - venous O2 difference?
Include definition and value.
Definition: The difference between the content of O2 in the arterial blood vs venous blood. (How much O2 was used.)
Value: 4.6 mlO2 / dl blood difference
What is the CO2 production vs O2 consumption for:
Carbohydrates
Fatty Acids
Carbohydrates 1/1
Fatty Acids: 7 CO2 : 10 O2
What is the average CO2 produced / O2 consumed for all fuels combined? (Experimental average)
8 CO2 : 10 O2
(.8)
What is the equation for respiratory quotient (RQ)?
CO2 produced / O2 consumed
What three forms can CO2 take when transported in the blood?
Dissolved
Carbamino compounds (bound to amines)
As bicarbonate
What is the solubility of CO2 in blood plasma?
6ml CO2 / dl blood / 100 mmHg
(20x higher than O2)
What is the CO2 content in blood?
2.7 ml CO2 / dl
What is the Haldane Shift?
The phenominon by which O2 changes the conformation of Hb to reduce the affinity of Hb for CO2
How much CO2 is carried as cabamindo compounds?
3ml CO2 / dl of blood
Functions of Erythrocytes
Deliver nutrients and O2
removes waste products
maintain homeostasis
circulation
What is the key regulator of erythropoeisis?
What happens with a defect in Hypoxia inducible factor?
erythropoietin (regulated by HIF)
made by kidneys due to anemia, low Hb, decreased RBF, or central hypoxia
genetic deletion results in anemia, polycythemia while impaired regulation of HIF leads to erythrocytosis
What is the life cycle of red blood cells?
last for 120 days and then rupture in the red pulp of the spleen
released Hb is ingested by monocyte/macrophages immediately
blood travels from the lungs to the vessels to the tissues where the O2 is deposited
oxygen can travel in the blood two ways. Why is the level of dissolved oxygen in the blood so low?
Dissolved O2 has a really low solubility, with PaO2 being only 95-100mmHg. This would mean that during heavy exercise when CO increases, tissue demands would be 2-3000 ml O2/min
There just isn’t enough dissolved O2 in the blood to go around (b/c of low solub.)
How does O2 bind to Hgb?
Hgb has four different chains with iron binding affinity and each molecule of Hgb can carry 4 O2 molecules
note that Hgb A is adult form
Hgb F is fetal form
What is the normal oxygen concentration on a dissociation curve?
15 Hb/100ml Blood
1g hb can combine with 1.34 ml O2
in total there is about 20.1ml O2/100ml blood