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1
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Average volume of blood in a typical adult male

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5l - approx. 7-8% body weight
1l in lungs
1l in heart and arterial circulation
3l in systemic venous circulation

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Functions of blood

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Carriage of physiologically active compounds
Clotting
Defence
Carriage of gas
Thermoregulation
Maintenance of ECF pH
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3
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Plasma proteins

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Albumin
Globulin
Fibrinogen

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Albumin

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For maintaining colloid osmotic pressure

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Globulin

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For immune system

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Fibrinogen

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For clotting

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Oncotic pressure

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Created by plasma proteins as they do not readily cross the capillary wall
Water pulled in from surrounding tissues due to conc. gradient

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Circulating levels of RBC, WBC and platelets

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RBC - 4-6x10^12/l
WBC - 1x10^10/l
Platelets - 140-400x10^9/l

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Lifespan of RBC, WBC and platelets

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RBC - 120 days
WBC - 13-20 days
Platelets - 10 days

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RBC function

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Densely packed with haemoglobin => protein concerned with gas transport

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Erythropoietin

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Controls formation of red blood cells
Synthesised mostly in kidneys, also in hepatocytes (in liver)
Increase in secretion when decrease in O2 to kidneys

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White blood cells (types)

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Neutrophil
Monocyte
Basophil
Eosinophil
Lymphocyte
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Neutophil

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Found in blood

First cells to migrate to site of infection to begin killing microbes

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Basophil

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Often found in parasitic infections

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Eosinophil

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Help combat parasitic infections
Involved in allergy and asthma
Granules contain many enzymes

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Monocytes

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Divide and differentiate into macrophages (found in connective tissue)
Monocytes found in blood
Give off chemicals to restrict blood flow away from site of injury
Contraction of endothelial cells

17
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Platelets

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Adhere to damaged vessel walls and exposed connective tissue to mediate blood clotting

18
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Haematocrit

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Measurement of % of blood cells and whole blood

19
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Normal values for haematocrit

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Male - 40-54%
Female - 37-47%
Increases with heart/lung disease, living at high altitude

20
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Blood viscosity

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How sticky/thick blood is compared to water

21
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Factors affecting normal viscosity

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Increase in viscosity when:
Increase in haematocrit
Decrease in temperature
Decrease in flow rate

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