Blood

Question 1

What are the plasma proteins of blood?

Answer 1

Albumins: Smallest and most abundant, exerts osmotic pressure to help maintain BP and volume, carries ions, hormones, lipids.
Globulins: 2nd largest, alpha and beta versions transport hormones, ions, etc. gamma versions are called immunoglobins and play a part in bodies defense.
Fibrogen: Controls blood clotting

Question 2

How many oxygen can 1 hemoglobin contain?

Answer 2

4- 1 attached to each iron of the heme part which is attached to one of each polypeptide chain.

Question 3

Site of CO2 linkage in hemoglobin?

Answer 3

carbon dioxide binds to the polypeptide chains.

Question 4

What happens to heme after erythrocyte destruction?

Answer 4

Converted within macrophages into green pigment called biliverdin. Eventually converted to yellow pigment called bilirubin. Transported to liver. May be converted to stercobilin a brown pigment in feces or urobilin a yellow pigment excreted by kidneys.

Question 5

What is Rh blood factor?

Answer 5

Surface antigen D: when present termed Rh positive. When absent termed Rh negative.

Question 6

WBC anatomy and types?

Answer 6

All WBCs have a nucleus and no hemoglobin.

Grannular or agrannular classification base on presence of cytoplasmic granules made visible by staining.

Question 7

What are the 3 granulocytes?

Answer 7

Neutrophils: Most numerous leukocyte, nuclei has 2-5 lobes, enters tissue spaces to phagocytize pathogens.
Eosinophils: 2 lobes for nucleus, granules stained orange-red, helps fight allergic reactions.
Basophils: Large, dark purple, multi-lobed nuclei, causes itching, swollen and runny nasal passages, prevents blood clotting.

Question 8

What are the two Agranulocytes?

Answer 8

Lymphocytes: Dark, oval or round nucleus without granules.
Monocyte: Nucleus shaped like C, transfrom intom large phagocytic cells.