blood 3; disorders in red blood cells Flashcards
erythrocyte shape
biconcave; flexible
ferritin
iron storage in liver
erythrocyte
mature rbc
when rbc is destroyed,
iron is released to bone marrow for new rbc
normal levels are 4.5 to 5.5
rbc count
increase o2 leads to increase of
oxidation of rbc
leads to rbc production
decrease in 02
ratio of volume of rbc to total volume of blood
hematocrit
increase of oxidation of rbc comes from
increase of 02
decrease in 02 leads to
increase in rbc production
normal rbc count
4.5 to 5.5
normal levels are 13 to 16
hemoglobin
availability of iron determines rate of
hemoglobin synthesis
releases erythropoietin
kidneys
mature rbc
erythrocyte
rbc live up to
4 months
normal levels are 37 to 49
hematocrit
rbc are produced everywhere for
5 years for bone growth