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Blood Flashcards

1
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What is blood

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-specialized CT with formed elements ( erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets ) and a fluid ecm called plasma

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Average blood in an adult , how it moves ,direction and what it moves it

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-5 - 5.5L

  • propelled by rhythmic contractions of the heart
  • in a closed circulatory system
  • moves uni directionally
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Components of blood and %

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  • plasma 55%
  • erythrocytes 45%
  • Buffy coat <1%
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What is hemocrit

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-entire erythrocyte concentration circulating in blood

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Components of plasma and %

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  • proteins 7%
  • water 92%
  • other solutes <1%
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Components of Buffy coat

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  • platelets

- leukocytes

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Function of water in plasma

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-solvent in which formed elements are suspended and proteins and solutes are dissolved in

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Plasma proteins albumin and globulin , function , characteristics , where made and %

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1 albumin 58%- contributes to blood viscosity

  • exerts osmotic balance to retain fluid
  • binds and transports fatty acids, hormones and electrolytes
  • most abundant plasma protein and made in liver

2 globulin 37% - alpha : transports lipids and metal ions

  • beta transports iron ions and lipids
  • gamma ( immunoglobulin ) are antibodies with immune functions / made by plasma cells
  • made in liver has transferrin ( transport factors )
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Plasma proteins fibrinogen and regulatory , function , characteristics , where made and %

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1 fibrinogen 4% - largest plasma protein

  • made in liver
  • polymerizes during clotting to form 3D insoluble meshwork trapping blood cells

2 regulatory <1% - has enzymes to complement inflammation and destruction of micro organisms

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Plasma solutes , function , characteristics , where made and %

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1 electrolytes - maintain pH and osmotic balance
-help establish and maintain membrane potentials

2 nutrients - energy source
-precursor for synthesis cells

3 respiratory gases - O2 needed for aerobic respiration
-CO2 waste gas from metabolism

4 waste products- no use but are being taken to excretory organs for removal from blood

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Components of nutrients and electrolytes list

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-amino acids
/glucose
-lipids

-Na, Ca , K , Cl

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Functions of blood

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1 transport - distribution of O2 ,CO2, nutrients and waste products to and from cell, excretory organs and site of synthesis or absorption

2 regulation - hormone distribution allowing distant organs to communicate

  • distribution of heat regulating body temp
  • maintain acid base and osmotic balance

3 protection - leukocytes fight infection

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How are respiratory gases carried in blood

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  • O2 is bound to Fe on hemoglobin in RBC

- CO2 bound to Fe and also in plasma as solution as CO2 or HCO3-

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Function of all plasma proteins

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/buffer against pH changes

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Erythrocytes function ?characteristics , range and adaptations

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  • small non-nucleated completely filled with hemoglobin
  • biconcave and flexible
  • terminally differentiated
  • carry O2 to tissues via hemoglobin
  • 3.9 - 5.5 million per mm3
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Which blood cells doesn’t need to leave vasculature to function

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RBC

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17
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What is rouleaux

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-when RBC adhere loosely to each other in stacks in small vessels

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18
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% of macromolecules of RBC membrane

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10 carbohydrates
40 lipid
50 proteins

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Integral ion channels of RBC

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Anion transporter Band 3 protein

Glycophorin A

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20
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Function of RBC glycosylated proteins

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-their extra cellular domain forms a glycocalyx thats has antigen sites for ABO blood typing

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21
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What maintains cell shape of RBC

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  • has peripheral protein spectrin which forms a lattice bound to actin and ankyrin
  • Which binds lattice to integral proteins
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Function of spectrin and ankyrin structure

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  • maintain cell shape
  • stabilize membrane
  • provide flexibility to pass through small vessels
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23
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What forms basis of gas carrying characteristics of RBC

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-reversibility of being able to bind with O2 ( oxyhemoglobin ) and with CO2 ( carbiminohemoglobin )

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24
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RBC has no nuclei and no mito

So !?

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-can replace defective proteins

/rely on anaerobic glycolysis for energy needs

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Life span of RBC and outcome when they expire

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120 days

-removed form circulation by macrophages of liver and spleen and bone marrow

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Leukocytes functions and divisions and criteria for divisions

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-perform activities related to immune response

1 granulocytes
2 agranulocytes

-density / presence of cytoplasmic granules

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Leukocytes structure and state in and out of vasculature

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  • spherical and inactive

- motile , ameboid and active

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28
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Diff between granulocytes and agranulocytes and the granules they have

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-have 2 major cytoplasmic granules
1 azurophilic
2 lysosomal

-only has azurophilic granules

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Divisions of granulocytes and agranulocytes

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  • basophils
  • neutrophil
  • eosinophil
  • monocytes
  • lymphocytes
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30
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How are leukocytes called to site of inflammation ( describe )

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  • activated macrophages release cytokines
  • junctions Of endothelium Venule loosened and glycoprotein p-selectin appears on Lumen surface of endothelium
  • leukocytes have glycosylated ligand for p-selectin they bind and slow down
  • other cytokines stimulate leukocytes to express integrins to bind to endothelium ICAM-1 stopping them
  • undergo diapedesis
31
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Types of cytokines releases at inflammation site

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  • IL 1 ( inter leukin 1 )

- TNF alpha ( tumor necrosis factor alpha )

32
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What is diapedesis

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-when leukocytes extend cytoplasmic processes called pseudopodia through Venule and migrate out

33
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What is chemotaxis and range of leukocytes

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-attraction of leukocytes to bacteria through chemical mediators

4500 - 11 000 per mm3

34
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Neutrophil % , size and nuclear lobing

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  • 50-70%
  • 12-15um
  • 3-5 distinct lobes
35
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Which is the 1st leukocytes at site of inflammation

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-neutrophil

36
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How do neutrophils migrate quickly

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-due to lobed elongated nuclei

37
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Where do p-selectins come from

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-exocytosis form Weibel-Palade bodies

38
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Function of neutrophils

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-phagocytosis of foreign invaders or their debris

39
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Azurophilic granules characteristics, functions and components and enzymes they have

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-large dense vesicles which kill and degrade phagocytosized micro organisms

1 MPO - myeloperoxide generates toxic hypochlorite to bacteria

2 lysozyme - degrades pathogen cell membrane

3 defensins- cysteine rich protein wc disrupts lemma

40
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Specific granules characteristics, functions and components and enzymes they have

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  • smaller and less dense
  • binds to stains
  • secrete ecm degrading enzymes eg collagenases
  • insert components into membrane
  • addition of bactericidial proteins to phagolysosomes
41
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Chemokines function, which cell releases

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-they are released by neutrophils and attract other leukocytes

42
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Neutrophils can live in low O2 conditions

So !?

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-can kill bacteria in low oxygenated environments

43
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Life span of neutrophils

44
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Eosinophils %, size , lobe structure and stain color of specific granules

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1-4% Of circulation leukocytes

  • 12-15um
  • bilobed nucleus
  • stains dark pink or red
45
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Structure and components of specific granules of eosinophil

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  • large and ovoid with flat crystalloid cores

- have major basic protein ( MBP ) 50% of granule

46
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Characteristics and Functions of MBP

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  • arginine rich
  • 50% of eosinophil specific granules
  • makes cell acidophilic
  • together with enzymes kills helminths
47
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Function of eosinophil

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  • kills helminths
  • modulate inflammation by releasing chemokines and cytokines
  • removes antibody complexes from interstitial fluid by phagocytosis
48
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Where is eosinophil abundant and their life span

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-at sites of chronic inflammation and CT of intestinal lining

1-2 weeks

49
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Basophili % , size , nucleus structure and specific granules staining color

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<1%

  • 12-15 um
  • s shaped nucleus

-deep blue / purple staining color

50
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Why do basophilis stain blue , components they secrete and their function

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  • due to heparin and sulfates gag’s
  • platelet activation factor 4 and histamine

/supplement mast cells in CT

51
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What’s on surface of basophil and what does it do

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  • receptor for immunoglobulin E

- releases granules after coming in contact with antigen

52
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Lymphocytes nucleus structure, % and characteristics

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  • spherical nuclei
  • no specific granules
  • smallest leukocytes
  • 1/3 of circulating leukocytes
53
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Criteria for division of lymphocytes and the divisions and function of lymphocytes

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-cluster of differentiation CD markers on surface

  • B
  • T ( helper CD4+ and cytotoxic CD8+ )
  • NK natural killers

-have various activities relating to immune response against pathogens and defective cells

54
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Where do leukocytes differentiate

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  • all outside bone marrow
  • T in thymus
  • B in marrow
55
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Small lymphocytes size, structure

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  • same size as RBC
  • spherical nuclei
  • condensed chromatin
  • thin rim of cytoplasm
56
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Large lymphocytes size, structure and what they are

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9-18 um

  • are activated or NK lymphocytes
  • larger slightly indented nuclei
  • more cytoplasm
  • few ribosomes, lysosomes and mitochondria
57
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Monocytes function, structure , nuclei structure and size and %

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  • precursor to mononuclear phagocyte system
  • all are antigen presenting cells
  • large c shaped nucleus
  • less condensed chromatin and poor developed ER and Golgi
  • 12-15um
58
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Platelets size, structure , range , function , where they originate and life span

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  • small 2-4 um
  • non nucleated and membrane bound
  • 150 000-400 000 per mm3
  • originate from cytoplasmic ends of large polyploid bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes
  • 10 days life span
59
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Peripheral and central zones of platelets and their staining properties and their contents

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  • peripheral is hyalomere
  • lightly staining
  • less granules

-inner darker staining zone with more granules is called granulomere

60
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Function of glycocalyx on platelets

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  • platelet adhesions

- activation during clot formation

61
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Structure,location and function of marginal bundle in platelets

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  • has actin and microtubule
  • maintain cells shape
  • found in peripheral of cell in hyalomere
62
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The 2 membrane channels of platelets, what they uptake and their functions

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1 open canalicular system of vesicles connected to lemma invaginations
-facilitate uptake of factors from plasma

2 tubular system - less prominent derived form ER. Stores Ca2+

-facilitate rapid degranulation

63
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What is degranulation and how does it occur

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-release of proteins from platelets upon adhering to substrate outside vasculature endothelium

64
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Types of granules in granulomere and what they store and where their storages come from

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1 alpha granules - store platelet factor 4 and platelet derived growth factor ( PDGF ) from basophil

2 delta granules - store ATP, ADP and serotonin from plasma

65
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Which granulomere granule is more dense, larger and most stained

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-alpha granules

66
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Function of blood clotting and list the steps

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-control hemorrhaging

1 primary aggregation 
2 secondary aggregation 
3 blood coagulation 
4 clot retraction 
5 clot clot removal
67
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Describe 1 and 2 aggregation

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  • rupture in vessel allows platelets glycocalyx to bind to endothelium basal lamina forming platelet plug
  • platelet plug releases adhesive glycoproteins and ADP which induce further aggregation and increase plug size
68
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Describe blood coagulation during clotting and the factors involved

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-during aggregation fibrinogen from plasma, van willebrand factors, platelet factor 4 from platelet promote polymerization of fibrinogen into a 3D fibrin insoluble meshwork trapping RBC and more platelets forming blood clot

69
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Function of platelet factor 4 and PDGF

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  • chemokines for monocytes, fibroblasts and neutrophils

- stimulates proliferation of fibroblast

70
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Describe clot retraction and removal

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  • clot bulges into lumen and contracts due to platelet derived actin and myosin
  • protected by clot endothelium is restored by new tissue and clot removed by plasmin
71
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What is plasmin and how is it formed

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/it is a proteolytic enzyme

-plasminogen from plasma interact with plasminogen activators from epithelium

72
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Describe cause, symptoms and characteristics of anaemia

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  • condition of having conc of RBC below normal range
  • tissue receive inadequate O2
  • fatigue
  • heart palpitations
  • skin pallor
  • reduces RBC synthesis due to iron deficiency
  • excessive blood loss
73
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Describe cause, symptoms and characteristics of sickle cell anaemia

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-causes by substitution of a single nucleotide in gene leading to rigid protein structure with sickle cell shape and reduces flexibility

  • increase blood viscosity puts strain on heart
  • cells carry less O2 and thus inadequate O2 to tissue
74
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Describe cause, symptoms and characteristics of erythrocytosis / polycythemia

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  • increase conc of RBC due to physiological adaptations
  • high altitude low O2 tension increase hemocrit production
  • increase blood viscosity leads to strain on heart

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