Blood Flashcards
Blood is a connective tissue.
T/F
T
Blood is composed of the cellular elements which are ___,____,____ all suspended in the fluid portion called the ______.
wbc, rbc & platelets
plasma
Total volume of circulating blood in a man is about ___litters in male and _____ Litters in female
- 6
4. 5-6
Blood is About _____% by weight in a 70kg man.
Plasma volume is about ___% accounting for __L
The formed element accounts for between -% of the total blood volume
7-8
55
3
43-45
Charactersistic of Blood
- ______ color for oxygenated
- _____ color for deoxygenated
- pH range from ___ to ____ (______)
- typical volume in adult male - L
- typical volume in adult female __L
- About __% of body weight
bright red
dark red/purplish
7.35 to 7.45 ; slightly alkaline
5-6
4-5
8
Which is more dense, water or blood
Blood is much more dense than pure water
Temperature of the blood
slightly warmer than body temperature 100.4 F
Production of blood cell
➢ In fetus- Blood cells are formed in _____ and later in the ____ and ____
➢In infants-Blood cells are produced in _____ of ___ bones
➢Adults – Blood cells are formed in _____ of the ___ bones i.e _____ and _____
yolk sac; liver and spleen
Bone marrow; all
Bone marrow; long
upper humerus and femur
The active marrow responsible for blood cells production is known as ____ marrow while the inactive one is called _____ marrow
red
yelow
The population of committed stem cells in the marrow showed that ___% are white blood cells and ___% are red blood cells
75
25
Stages in Red blood cells production (Erythropoiesis)
- ____ cell stage
- _________ cells stage
- _______ cells stage
- ________ cells stage
- ______ stage
- _____ stage.
- _________ stage
Stem
Burst- FUE
CFU-E
Proerythroblast
Erythroblast
Reticulocyte
Mature red blood cells stage
Stem cell stage of erythropoiesis : These are ________ cells
Burst- FUE cells stage of erythropoiesis(_________ cells)
CFU-E cells stage (________ cells).
uncommitted stem
Burst-forming unit-erythroid
Colony-forming unit-erythroid
______ and ____ are the EPO (erythropoietin) dependent stage of erythropoiesis
_______ is the EPO& iron dependent stage.
_______ is the Iron dependent stage.
Burst- FUE cells stage
CFU-E cells stage
Proerythroblast cells stage.
Erythroblast stage
The stage ________ is where testosterone stimulates rbc production
between 3-4
Erythroblast stage of erythropoiesis is divided into;
(i) . Early Eryryhtroblast stage:- Phase-1, It involves _______
(ii) . Late erythroblast stage:- Phase-2, Involves __________.
(iii) . Normoblast stage:- Phase 3, The stage of _______ of the _____
ribosome synthesis.
accumulation of haemoglobin
ejection of the nucleus.
The whole process of erythropoiesis requires an average of ____ days ( ____ weeks) for the rbc maturation.
Stage 1 to stage __ takes about _____ days. Stage __ to stage _ takes about _____ days
Stage _ to stage __ takes about ___ days.
The whole process takes place in the ______
26
3
3; 10-14
3 to 5;5-7
6 to 7; 1 -2
peripheral bone marrow.
➢ Erythrocyte are also known as ________
red blood cells
Matured rbc is (nucleated or non nucleated?) &has a ____ shape
non nucleated
biconcave
Rbc has a diameter of ___micrometer, edge thickness of ___ ¢er thickness of ___ micrometer
- 5
- 5
- 5
Rbc
There are about ___ million /mm3 of blood with variation between the two sexes
➢Male _____ &Female ______ million cells/mm3 of blood
5
- 5-6
- 3-4.5
Gonadal hormone testosterone in male is a rbc differenciation inducer
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T
The shape of the rbc provides maximum surface area for the (small or large?) volume of the cell and (small or large?) diffusion surface for passage of gases
Small
Large
__________ dehydrogenase is present on the membrane of rbc and helps to utilize _____,____, and ___
Glucose-6phosphate
glucoce,O2 and ATP.
Life span of rbc is ___ days
120
The rbc count is (higher or lower?) in new born (__ mmillion/mm3) than in an adult
Higher
6
Rbc production is stimulated by hypoxia with the release of _____ __% from kidney & ___% from liver
erythropoietin
85
15
ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO)
Contains ___ aa residues & ______ chains.
Half life is about ____
Production stimulated by _____, but can also be stimulated by _____ and ____
___% from kidney, ___% from liver
Principal site of inactivation is _____
165; 4oligosaccharide
5 hours
hypoxia
cobalt salt and androgens
85; 15
liver
Chronic renal disease will adversely affect EPO’s production
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T
RED CELL FRAGILITY
The rbc is existing in an isotonic environment (Plasma) which is determined by the Electorlyte concentration
Changes in the concentration will affect the stability and volume of the rbc.
At ___% saline which is isotonic with plasma no lysis is noticed in rbc
At ___% saline lysis begins
At ____% - ___ % saline lysis is 50%
At _____% saline lysis is 100%
- 9
- 5
- 4; 0.42
- 35
Male
Female
Hematocrit (PCV) \_\_% \_\_% Hemoglobin concentration (g/dl) \_\_ \_\_ Red blood cell count(106/µl) \_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ MCV(hctx10/rbc(106/µl) \_\_\_ \_\_\_ MCH(pg) (Hbx10/rbc((106/µl) \_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ MCHC (Hbx100/Hct) \_\_\_ \_\_\_\_
47; 42
16;14
5.4 ; 4.8
87; 87
29; 29
34 ; 34
PACKED CELL VOLUME (PCV)
If one takes a sample of blood, treats it with an agent to prevent clotting, and spins it in a centrifuge, the ____ cells settle to the bottom the ____ cells settle on top of them forming the “______ “.
The fraction occupied by the red cells is called the ________ .
Normally it is approximately ___%. (47% in male,42% in female). Values much lower than this are sign of _____.
red
white
Buffy coat
hematocrit
45
anemia
Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate
This is the _______ of ____ without _______.
rate of settlement of rbc
being centrifuged
Normal values of Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate are
●i.New born = __mm/hr ii.Adult male = ___mm/hr (___)
iii. Adult female = ___mm/hr (___)
2
3-7; 5.7
3-15;9.5
The stacking of rbc on one anoda is termed _____ formation
Rouleux
Nicotine is a vaso____
carbonmonoxide _____ Hb binding site for oxygen.
constrictor
blocks
Cigarette smoke contains only nicotine but not CO.
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F
Contains both
molecular weight of EPO is _____
35kdalton
EPO isAlso Produced other areas such as _____ in brain
astrocytes
Erythropoietin stimulates rbc production from bone within _____
2days
Iron
Absorb from ___ part of _____ by active transport . It’s absorption is 3x more rapid if in ____ state(___),than in the ____ state (____)
D amount needed daily =____mg in adult & __mg in menstruating female
1st
small intestine
ferrous; Fe2+
ferric; Fe3+.
0.5; 2
______ forms the core element of heme porphyrin structure.
Iron
Iron is released when rbc are broken down, transported by _____ (_____) to the liver
transferrin; β-globulin
The Liver stores about ___% of the body iron as _____
60 ; Apoferritin
Iron is distributed in the body as follows; Hemoglobin (____%), Myoglobin (__%), Ferritin (____%),trasferin (___%)
65
4
15-30
0.1
Vitamin B12
➢Important for conversion of ______ to _____ an important component of DNA.
➢Absorbtion occur at the ______ and this is enhanced by _____ from _____ cell
➢Amount needed to maintain normal rbc production is about ___
➢Deficiency leads to ______ anemia
ribose nucleotide to deoxyribonucleotide
terminal illeum; intrinsic factor; parietal
1ηg
Pernicious
pernicious anaemia is failure of ________ and division of rbc
nuclear maturation
HEMOGLOBIN
➢ Its a _____ shape molecule.
➢ A protein with molecular weight of _____.
➢ Has 2 parts- ____ portion and ___ part
globular
64,450
Heme
globin
Hemoglobin
Heme part is attached to _________ chain which constitute the globin portion of the hemoglobin
➢ Thus, there are ___ heme residue in each hemoglobin
➢ The heme has an iron central dormain
➢A fully saturated hemoglobin can carry ____ molcules of O2
➢ Hemoglobin concentration is about __g/dl in female and ___g/dl in male
4 polypeptide
4
4
14
16
Diagnostic Blood Tests
a. ____ - low hematocrit (below 35%)
b _____ - high in fat; yellowish plasma
c. ______ – high blood glucose level
d. ____ - generally higher WBC count
e. _____ - significantly higher WBC count
anemia
lipidemia
diabetes
infection
leukemia
differential WBC count - is finding out the _____ of _______
prothrombin time - time for ____ to occur
counts %
each of the different leukocytes
clotting
SYNTHESIS OF HEMOGLOBIN
It begins in the _____ & continue through the ____ stage .
●Synthensis of heme part begins with simple materials such as _____ and ______ to form a _____ structure called _____
erythroblast ; normoblast
Succinyl- coA and glycine
Ring ; pyrole
____ pyrole are combined into a ____ into which ____ is added to form heme
Four
porphrin
iron
Isomerase is an enzyme that facilitate the reaction of ___ synthesis deficiency of which leads to production of _____
heme
abnormal heme
BREAK DOWN OF RED BLOOD CELL
➢After the average life span of about ______, rbc are broken down and vital components recycled for production of new ones.
➢About ___ rbc is broken down /hour giving about ______ of hemoglobin
➢The breakdown takes place in the ____,____,_____,_______ via the activities of the _______ cells (_____)
120 days
1x10 raised to power 10
0.3grams
spleen, liver, Lymph nodes and long bone marrow
Reticuloendothelial; Macrophages
Sickle cell
hereditary or not
genetic or not
-characterized by the presence of abnormal _____-shaped red blood cells instead of the regular _______-shaped cells.
Hereditary
Genetic
crescent
biconcave disc
Sickle cell
First identified by ______ in ____ & named by _______ in ____ because of the ___ appearance of the red blood cell.
Dr. Herrick in1910
Dr V.R Mason in 1922
sickle
The main cause of sickle cell disease is when _____ mutates into an abnormal type called ______
haemoglobin
haemoglobin S.
Hemoglobin S
There was substitution of ___ for _______ at position ___ on the ___ polypeptide chain of the haemoglobin.
valine
Glutamic acid
6
beta
The determination of the type of hemoglobin is based on the type of the ______ present.
polypeptide chain combination
There are normally __ chain in an hemoglobin
4
The chains that are available are ; α-chain : which has \_\_\_ amino acids β- chain : which has \_\_\_\_ amino acids δ- chain : which has \_\_\_ amino acids γ-chain: which has \_\_\_\_ amino acids
141
146
146
146
Hemoglobin S ( _____ substituted for _______ @ position __
Valine
glutamic acid
6
Hemoglobin G(San jose) ____ substituted for _____ @ position __
Glycine
glutamic acid
7
Hemoglobin E – ____ substituted for _______ @ position ___
Lysine
glutamic acid
26
Hemoglobin M (Saskatoon) ____ substituted for ____ @position __
HgM (Milwaukee) ______ substituted for ___ @ position ___
Trypsin; Histidine; 63
glutamic acid ; valine ; 67
Hemoglobin O(Arabia) _____ substituted for ______ @ position ——
lysine
glutamic acid
121
Bilirubin binds to _______ in plasma for its transportation
Becomes conjugated with _____ to form Bilirubin _____ and bilirubin ____ in the ____
The two compound pass through the ____ into the _____ and get degraded into ___ by _____
Urobilinogen has the following fate after its formation;
- Reabsorbed and get back into the ___
- Some escape into blood stream and are ______ in the _____
- Some get oxidized into _____ ,forming brown colouration of the faeces
α-globulin
glucoronic acid; monoglucoronide; diglucoronide; liver
bile duct ; Colon; Urobilinogen; intestinal bacteria
liver; excreted; bile duct; Urobilin
JAUNDICE
●A clinical condition seen in patient with ____ colouration of the ___,_____ and & oda soft tissues of d body
● Bilirubin ,product of hemoglobin breakdown is present inthe plasma in ____ form in normal individual with a concentration of ___-___ mg/100ml of blood
● Any excess will not be handled by the body and will lead to the yellowish colourtion of the skin, conjunctiva and other soft tissues of the body
● It usually occur when more than ___-___mls of blood is ______ in less than a day.
yellowish
cornea,conjunctiva
conjugated; 0.3- 1.0
300-500; hemolysed
CAUSES OF JAUNDICE
_______
_____ or Toxic effect on liver cells
_______ of the _____ duct
Hemolysis
Infection
Obstruction of the bile
TYPES of jaundice
- Hemolytic Jaundice-due to _________ , after birth jaundice, after ______ mutation and _____ mechanism for adaptation to ____ tension
- Obstructive Jaundice.- _____,____,____
mismatched blood
bone marrow
compensatory; high O2
Gall stone, Tumour, Damage to liver.