Basic Blood Flashcards
Why is blood considered a specialized CT?
consists of cells and extracellular components (protein rich plasma)
Morphology of RBC
- Anucleate cells without many of the normal organelles-kicked out for increased hemoglobin content
- Biconcave discs that are extremely flexible
Cell types in Blood
- Erythrocytes
- Leukocytes
- Thrombocytes
RBC function
- O2 and nutrient delivery
- CO2 and transport waste
- deliver hormones, regulatory substances, and immune system cells
- Maintain homeostasis
How does blood maintain homeostasis
buffer, participates in coagulation, thermoregulation
Components of blood
- plasma
- plasma proteins
- hematocrit
Hematocrit
Volume of RBC in blood sample (Packed cell volume, PVC)
% that leukocytes and platelets consist of in blood
1%
Blood plasma
liquid extracellular component of blood which acts as fluid solvent
interstitial fluid
derived from blood plasma and surrounds cells
-same electrolyte composition as blood plasma
3 plasma proteins
- albumin
- globulin
- fibrogen
serum
plasma w/o clotting factors
albumin
main protein of plasma, (50%)
where is albumin made
liver
what is albumin responsible for?
- conc gradient between blood and extracellular fluid
- colloid osmotic pressure which pulls fluid INTO blood
- carrier protein for thyroxine, bilirubin, barbituates
Globulins
Immunoglobin and non-immunoglobin (maintain osmotic pressure by serving as carrier proteins)
types of non-immunoglobin globulins
- fibroxnectin
- lipoprotein
- coagulation factors
Fibronectin
- largest plasma protein
- made in liver
- involved in platelet plug formation
how is fibrin produced?
fibronectin interacts with thrombin
What do fibrin cross links form?
impermeable net to prevent further blood loss