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Blood Flashcards

1
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What are the major components of blood?

A
  • plasma

- cellular elements

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2
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What are the 3 cellular elements of blood?

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  • RBC (erythrocytes)
  • WBC (monocytes, granulocytes (basophils, neutrophils, eosinophils), lymphocytes)
  • platelets (thrombocytes)
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3
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What are the functions of blood?

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transport

  • respiration
  • nutrition
  • excretion
  • homeostasis
  • communication

protection

  • hemostasis
  • immune
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4
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What is the respiration function of blood?

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transports O2 and CO2 between lungs and tissue

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5
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What is the nutrition function of blood?

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transports nutrients from gut to tissues, between organs

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6
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What is the excretion function of blood?

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transports metabolic waste to kidneys, intestines, or lungs for removal

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7
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What is the homeostasis function of blood?

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maintaining body fluid volume, pH, and temperature

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8
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What is the communication function of blood?

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transport of hormones

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9
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What is the hemostasis function of blood?

A

prevention of blood loss

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10
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What is the immune function of blood?

A

plasma and blood cells are involved in immune response

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11
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What is the composition of blood volume?

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plasma volume (no cells): 55-60%

hematocrit (red blood cells): 40-45%

buffy coat (white blood cells, platelets): < 1%

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12
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What cells does plasma contain?

A

none

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13
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What cells does hematocrit contain?

A

RBC

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14
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What cells does buffy coat contain?

A

WBC

platelets

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15
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What is blood volume?

A

plasma volume + hematocrit

~ 5.5 L ≈ 3.0 L plasma (55%) + 2.5 L hematocrit (45%)

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16
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What happens to plasma volume in dehydration?

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loss of plasma volume

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17
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What are 2 conditions with altered hematocrit?

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  • anemia

- polycythemia

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18
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What happens to hematocrit in anemia?

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less RBCs to carry oxygen

- decreases viscosity (thins) blood

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19
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What is a symptom of anemia?

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fatigue due to reduced oxygen delivery (less oxygen-carrying capacity)

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20
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What is polycythemia?

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more RBCs

- increases viscosity of blood – thicker

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21
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What is polycythemia a risk for?

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blood clots

22
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What are some causes of polycythemia?

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  • living at high altitude, you will have sustained oxygen deprivation – body will produce more RBCs
  • tumour
23
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How is blood volume estimated?

A

indicator dilution method

24
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What is the Indicator Dilution Method?

A
  • known concentration of indicator (dye or radioactive substance) is injected into blood stream
  • indicator must be specific to plasma (not able to move to other fluid compartments)
  • once substance has reached steady-state in plasma and sample is taken, and indicator concentration is measured
25
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What are the 3 classifications of blood proteins based on?

A

electrophoretic mobility

26
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What are the 3 classifications of blood proteins?

A
  • albumin
  • globulin
  • fibrinogen
27
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What are the proteins in blood that are globulins?

A
  • lipoproteins
  • glycoproteins
  • coagulation factors
  • immunoglobulins
  • complement
28
Q

What does albumin do?

A
  • maintains oncotic pressure in vessels (opposes fluid loss from vessels as they cross capillary beds)
  • transport
29
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What do lipoproteins do?

A

lipid transport

30
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What are the 3 types of glycoproteins in blood?

A
  • transferrin
  • haptoglobins
  • ceruloplasmin
31
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What does transferrin do?

A

Fe3+ binding

32
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What does haptoglobin do?

A

hemoglobin binding

33
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What does ceruloplasmin do?

A

Cu2+ binding

oxidizes Fe2+ to Fe3+

34
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What do coagulation factors do?

A

hemostasis

35
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What is coagulation factor 1?

A

fibrinogen

NOT considered globulin with other coagulation factors

36
Q

What do immunoglobulins do?

A

immune response

37
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What do complement proteins do?

A

immune response

38
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What do hormones do?

A

regulation of various physiological functions

39
Q

Which cellular components of blood lack nuclei?

A

erythrocytes

thrombocytes

40
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What do monocytes do?

A
  • involved in counteracting pathogens

- differentiate into macrophages, which are involved in phagocytosis

41
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What do neutrophils and basophils do?

A

primarily involved in fighting bacteria and fungi

42
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What do eosinophils do?

A

involved in fighting parasites and viruses

43
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What do lymphocytes (B and T cells) do?

A

involved in directed immune response

44
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Why do females have less hematocrit and hemoglobin?

A

due to loss of blood during menstruation

45
Q

What does testosterone do?

A

promotes RBC synthesis

46
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What does estrogen do?

A

reduces RBC synthesis

47
Q

Where does differentiation of blood cells occur?

A

in bone marrow

48
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Where does the last step of T cell differentiation occur?

A

in thymus

49
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Where does the last step of B cell differentiation occur?

A

in bone marrow

50
Q

Where does the last step of all cell differentiation (except T and B cells) occur?

A

in blood stream

+ CAPS 301: Muscle, Bodily Fluid, Cardio (13 decks)

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