Blood Flashcards
The circulating transport system includes (3)
- heart (pump)
- blood vessels (conducting system)
- blood (fluid medium)
Functions of the Blood (3)
transport
regulate
protection
Characteristics of Blood (2)
viscous liquid (blood is thicker than water) slightly alkaline (7.45:arteries and 7.35:veins)
Blood is a specialized type of ____ _____
connective tissue
Blood is made up of (2)
plasma formed elements (RBCs, WBCs, platelets)
When you centrifuge blood, what is on the bottom? middle?top?
RBCs (45% of blood)-BOTTOM
Buffy coat (less than 1%)-MIDDLE
Plasma (55% of blood)-TOP
Erythrocytes also known as (2)
hematocrit
Red blood cells
Buffy coat contains (2)
leukocytes and platelets
What does plasma contain? (3)
water
dissolved plasma proteins
other solutes
3 Classes of Plasma Proteins
albumins (60%)
globulins(35%)
fibrinogen(4%)
Albumin (4)
holds water in the circulatory system
pH buffers
transport proteins (FAs, thyroid hormones, steroid hormones)
made by the liver
Globulins (2)
transport globulins made by liver (hormone binding proteins, apoliproteins, steroid binding proteins)
immunoglobins
Fibinogen (3)
most numerous of the clotting protein
produce long sticky, insoluble strands of fibrin
made by the liver
serum
liquid component of blood without the clotting factor
antiserum
antibodies against “something” is found in the liquid component of the blood
origins of plasma proteins (3)
90% made by the liver
antibodies made by plasma cells (WBCs)
peptide hormones made by endocrine organs
Nonprotein components of plasma (4)
nitrogenous compounds
nutrients
oxygen and carbon dioxide
electrolytes
formation of formed elements
hemopoiesis (how blood cells are formed)
process of hemopoiesis (2)
- Hemocytoblast form in the blood islands of the yolk sac
2. Second population of cells called hemanigioblast is formed
Where are hemanigioblast located in the embryo?
at the forming aorta and heart
What does the hemanigioblast give rise to? (2)
endothelium stem cells->blood vessel formation
hemocytoblast ->product RBCs, WBC, and platelets
Hemocytoblasts can be divided into what 2 groups?
- lymphoid stem cells (produce lymphocytes-WBCs)
- myeloid stem cells (produce RBCs, Granulocytes, Platelets)
What are the 3 types of formed elements?
Erythrocytes (RBCs)
Leukocytes (WBCs)
Platelets
RBCs make up ____ of blood formed elements
99.9%
What does the RBCs count?normal?
report the number of RBCs in 1 microliter of whole blood
- 5-6.3 in males
- 2-5.5 in females due to periodic menstrual losses
Structure of RBCs
small and highly specialized biconcave disc (thin in the middle and thick on the edges)
Importance of RBCs shape and size (3)
high surface to volume ratio (quickly absorb and release O2)
discs form stacks (flow through narrow blood vessels)
discs bend and flex entering small capillaries
rouleaux
stacking of RBCs
What are the functions of RBCs (2)
both which are roles of hemoglobin:
transport of gases
pH regulation
Hemoglobin is a complex ______ structure. It consists 4 ____ each with a heme in the middle containing ____ made from pyrrole rings. This component is what in fact binds oxygen.
quaternary; subunits; iron
oxyHb (3)
found with high oxygen levels
Hb bound to oxygen
almost 100% that leaves lungs is in this form
deoxyHb (2)
found with low oxygen levels
Hb releases oxygen
carbaminoHb (2)
found with low oxygen levels and high carbon dioxide levels
Hb releases oxygen and binds carbon dioxide and takes it to the lungs
What form of Hb is found in embryos? What is the significance?
fetal Hb; the 2 beta chains are replaced with gamma chains
Which Hb has a high affinity for oxygen?
Fetal Hb
polycythemia
an excess of red blood cells
primary polycythemia
cancer of erythropoietic cell line in red bone marrow (hemocrit 80%)
secondary polycythemia
from dehydration, emphysema, high altitude
What are the 3 dangers of polycythemia?
-increased blood:
volume
pressure
viscosity (makes heart work harder)
anemia
inadequate erythropoiesis or Hb synthesis
What are the causes of anemia? (4)
inadequate Vit B12
iron deficiency
kidney failure
aplastic anemia (no RBCs at all)
hemolytic anemia
RBCs start to burst