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Basic Blood Flashcards

1
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Why is blood considered a specialized CT?

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consists of cells and extracellular components (protein rich plasma)

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Morphology of RBC

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  • Anucleate cells without many of the normal organelles-kicked out for increased hemoglobin content
  • Biconcave discs that are extremely flexible
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3
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Cell types in Blood

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  1. Erythrocytes
  2. Leukocytes
  3. Thrombocytes
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4
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RBC function

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  • O2 and nutrient delivery
  • CO2 and transport waste
  • deliver hormones, regulatory substances, and immune system cells
  • Maintain homeostasis
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5
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How does blood maintain homeostasis

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buffer, participates in coagulation, thermoregulation

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Components of blood

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  1. plasma
  2. plasma proteins
  3. hematocrit
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Hematocrit

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Volume of RBC in blood sample (Packed cell volume, PVC)

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8
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% that leukocytes and platelets consist of in blood

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1%

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9
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Blood plasma

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liquid extracellular component of blood which acts as fluid solvent

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10
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interstitial fluid

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derived from blood plasma and surrounds cells

-same electrolyte composition as blood plasma

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11
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3 plasma proteins

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  1. albumin
  2. globulin
  3. fibrogen
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12
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serum

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plasma w/o clotting factors

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13
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albumin

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main protein of plasma, (50%)

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14
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where is albumin made

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liver

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15
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what is albumin responsible for?

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  • conc gradient between blood and extracellular fluid
  • colloid osmotic pressure which pulls fluid INTO blood
  • carrier protein for thyroxine, bilirubin, barbituates
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16
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Globulins

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Immunoglobin and non-immunoglobin (maintain osmotic pressure by serving as carrier proteins)

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17
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types of non-immunoglobin globulins

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  1. fibroxnectin
  2. lipoprotein
  3. coagulation factors
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Fibronectin

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  • largest plasma protein
  • made in liver
  • involved in platelet plug formation
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19
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how is fibrin produced?

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fibronectin interacts with thrombin

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20
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What do fibrin cross links form?

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impermeable net to prevent further blood loss

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21
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lifespan of erythrocytes

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120 days where they are phagocytize by spleen, BM, liver

22
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normal RBC count for male and female

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Male: 4.5-6 million cells/mcL
female: 4-5 million cells/mcL

23
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Reticulocytes

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  • anucleate, immature RBC which reflect erythroid proliferation
  • stain blue due to residual ribosomal RNA retained
24
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Normal pathway of reticulocytes

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enter circulation, lose polyribosomes, mature into RBC

25
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Normal reticulocyte count

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  1. 5-1.5% of RBC

- increase/decrease can indicate malignancy or pathology

26
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Anemia

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decreased hgb, commonly from decreased RBC

27
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sickle cell disease

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point mutation in beta globin chain of HbA (glutamic acid to valine) = HgS

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Sickled RBC

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  • blood more viscous, RBC more fragile
  • RBC break down after 20 days
  • can pile up and occlude small or large vesicles
29
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jaundice

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  • yellow color of skin and sclera of eyes
  • buildup of bilirubin (pigment in RBC)
  • inherited RBC defect
  • Pathogenic organisms, animal venom, chemicals, drugs
30
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Granulocytes

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neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils

31
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Agranulocytes

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lymphocytes, monocytes

32
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normal leukocyte count

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5000-10000 cells/mcL

33
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Leukocyte abundance from high to low

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Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas

  1. Neutrophils (highest)
  2. Lymphocytes
  3. Monocytes
  4. Eosinophils
  5. Basophils
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Neutrophil hallmark sign

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  • multi-lobed nucleus

- lack general cytoplasmic staining

35
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neutrophil function

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  • secrete enzymes (granules), ingest damaged tissue, kill invading microorganisms
  • recognize and bind bacteria
36
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Neutrophil Azurophilic vs specific granules

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Azurophilic: lysosomes containing myeloperoxidase
specific: various enzymes, complement activators, antimicrobial peptides

37
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Diapedesis

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passage of WBC thru blood vessels to area of damage or infection

38
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Eosinophil hallmark signs

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  • bi-lobed

- abundance of large acidophilic granules staining INTENSE RED OR PINK

39
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Eosinophil function

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  • phagocize ab-ang complex
  • increase with allergies and/or parasitic infection
  • can mediate chronic inflammation (asthma)
40
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Basophil hallmark signs

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  • basophilic

- granules stain intense purple

41
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Basophil function

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  • release vasoactive agents (histamine/heparin)
  • supplement mast cell function
  • responsible for TYPE 1 HYPERSENSITIVITY RXN and ANAPHYLAXIS
42
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Lymphocyte hallmark sign

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  • intense staining, purple

- spherical nucleus with thin, pale blue rim of cytoplasma

43
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Common infections that lymphocytes respond to

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viral or fungal

44
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Monocyte hallmark sign

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-indented, horseshoe-shaped nucleus with paler cytoplasm

45
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Cells monocytes can differentiate into:

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  • monocyte (in blood)
  • macrophages (CT, BM, spleen, lymph)
  • osteoclasts
  • Kupffer cells (liver)
  • microglia (brain)
46
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Thrombocyte hallmark sign

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small

membrane bound, cytoplasmic fragments

47
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Megakaryocytes

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large polyploid cells in bone marrow that produce thrombocytes

48
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thrombocyte function

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  • granules release platelet specific proteins
  • controlling blood loss
  • hemostasis
49
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What are bands in relation to identification in histology slides and what would their large presence indicate

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immature neutrophils with banded nucleus (vs lobed)

-bacterial infection, cancer

50
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What physiological components cause sickeling of cells?

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Low O2 or dehydration causes Hgb to precipitate

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