blood Flashcards
describe 5 differences between veins and arteries
large diameter v small diameter
thin wall v thick wall
thin tunica media v thick tunica media
low pressure v high pressure
valves v no valves
give 6 functions of the blood
hydration of tissues and organs
delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissues and organs
distribution of endocrine hormones
fight infections - innate and adaptive immune response
regulation of body temperature (hypothalamus) and pH
to prevent its own loss
what white blood cells are involved in allergic reactions?
eosinophils and basophils
how is the blood involved in hormone distribution
endocrin hormones (paracrine) are secreted by specific endocrine glands into the blood to be circulated to remote target tissues
how are different blood cells produced?
all blood cells come from the common progentior cell in the bone marrow. multipotential haematopoietic stem cell
there are 2 lineages - myeloid and lymphoid
these produce 11 different types of blood cell
which blood cells come from common myeloid progenitor?
platelets, erythrocyte, mast cells, basophil, neutrophil, eosinophil, macrophages
what blood cells come frm common lymphoid progenitor cells?
natural killer cell, T lymphocyte, B lymphocytes, plasma cells
which blood cells are found in bone marrow?
haemocytoblast, common lymphoid progenitor, common myeloid progenitor, myeloblast, megakaryocyte
what is the difference between blood plasma and serum?
blood plasma contains serum and clotting factors
blood serum contains plasma but no clotting factors
what is the haematocrit?
relative colume of blood taken up by cellsa nd plasma - normally around 0.4
blood plasma has 55% volume of the blood
what are the major blood group systems?
ABO and Rh
which blood group is universal donor?
O
what blood group is a universal recipient?
AB
describe why in first pregnancy the newborn will not get haemolytic syndrome but may do in second pregnancy?
the rhesus blood group - postive = has Rh agglutinogens
negative = no Rh agglutinogens
during first pregnancy, the baby is protected by placenta-blood barrier and the mother is not exposed to Rh agglutinogens until the time of childbirth due to placental tearing
this causes the generation of anti-Rh agglutinins by the mother.
this means in a second pregnancy, antibodies cross the placental barrier and the baby is born with severe anaemia. need to treat with anti-Rh globulin to mask Rh agglutinogens
what are the main causes of bleeding?
trauma, surgery, infection, sepsis, aneurysm rupture, drugs, vitamin K deficiency, inherited
what are the main causes of thrombosis?
arterial = damage to arterial wall
ventral = blood pooling
what is haemotological malignancy?
cancer of the blood cells
how can haemotological maligancies be classified?
classified according to blood lineage - myeloid neoplasm or lymphoid neoplasm.
location - leukaemia=blood, lymphoma=lymph nodes
duration - acute=blasts, chronic=mature cells
what are the main causes of acquired anaemia?
erythrocyte loss
decreased response to erythroprotein - iron deficiency, B12 deficiency, folate deficiency,
how can iron deficiency be shown on a blood smaple?
small RBC increased central zone of pallor anisocytosis - variation in size poikilocytosis - variation in shape elongated RBC
how can B12 or folate deficiency been seen in a blood sample?
larger RBC
formation of macroovalocytes
hypersegmented neutrophils
what are the main differences between iron deficiency and B12 deficiency
iron is involved in haemaglobin whereas B12 is involved in DNA replication
iron leads to decreased haemaglobin production whereas B12 leads to problems with mitosis of proerythroblast
iron leads to microcytic anaemica whereas B12 leads to megaloblastic or macrocytic anaemia
what is the difference between haemolytic anaemia and anaemia affecting the production of RBCs
haemolytic anaemia is due to increased RBC destruction, reducing lifespan of RBC and bone marrow is unable to replace suffiecntly
whereas anaemias affecting the production of RBCs
what is the role of erythropoietin in stem cell differentiation
erythropoietin is a glycoprotein hormones that stimulates the formation and differentiation of erythroid precursor cells in the bone marrow via the EPO receptor
what are the causes f acquired haemolytic anaemia
immune - haemolytic syndorme in newborn who is Rh positive whereas mum is Rh neg. - autantibodies
non immune - durg-induced, snake venom, mechanical (heart valves), infections (malaria and septicaemia)
what are the causes of inherited haemolytic anaemia?
RBC cytoskeletal defects cuased by mutations in alpha or beta spectrin = hereditary spherocytosis
RBC enzyme defects - causesd by G6PD deficienct involved in NADPH metabolism
haemoglobin defects - sickle cell disease, thalassaemia