Blood Flashcards
What is blood
-specialized CT with formed elements ( erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets ) and a fluid ecm called plasma
Average blood in an adult , how it moves ,direction and what it moves it
-5 - 5.5L
- propelled by rhythmic contractions of the heart
- in a closed circulatory system
- moves uni directionally
Components of blood and %
- plasma 55%
- erythrocytes 45%
- Buffy coat <1%
What is hemocrit
-entire erythrocyte concentration circulating in blood
Components of plasma and %
- proteins 7%
- water 92%
- other solutes <1%
Components of Buffy coat
- platelets
- leukocytes
Function of water in plasma
-solvent in which formed elements are suspended and proteins and solutes are dissolved in
Plasma proteins albumin and globulin , function , characteristics , where made and %
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 )
Plasma proteins fibrinogen and regulatory , function , characteristics , where made and %
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
Plasma solutes , function , characteristics , where made and %
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
Components of nutrients and electrolytes list
-amino acids
/glucose
-lipids
-Na, Ca , K , Cl
Functions of blood
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
How are respiratory gases carried in blood
- O2 is bound to Fe on hemoglobin in RBC
- CO2 bound to Fe and also in plasma as solution as CO2 or HCO3-
Function of all plasma proteins
/buffer against pH changes
Erythrocytes function ?characteristics , range and adaptations
- 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
Which blood cells doesn’t need to leave vasculature to function
RBC
What is rouleaux
-when RBC adhere loosely to each other in stacks in small vessels
% of macromolecules of RBC membrane
10 carbohydrates
40 lipid
50 proteins
Integral ion channels of RBC
Anion transporter Band 3 protein
Glycophorin A
Function of RBC glycosylated proteins
-their extra cellular domain forms a glycocalyx thats has antigen sites for ABO blood typing
What maintains cell shape of RBC
- has peripheral protein spectrin which forms a lattice bound to actin and ankyrin
- Which binds lattice to integral proteins
Function of spectrin and ankyrin structure
- maintain cell shape
- stabilize membrane
- provide flexibility to pass through small vessels
What forms basis of gas carrying characteristics of RBC
-reversibility of being able to bind with O2 ( oxyhemoglobin ) and with CO2 ( carbiminohemoglobin )
RBC has no nuclei and no mito
So !?
-can replace defective proteins
/rely on anaerobic glycolysis for energy needs
Life span of RBC and outcome when they expire
120 days
-removed form circulation by macrophages of liver and spleen and bone marrow
Leukocytes functions and divisions and criteria for divisions
-perform activities related to immune response
1 granulocytes
2 agranulocytes
-density / presence of cytoplasmic granules
Leukocytes structure and state in and out of vasculature
- spherical and inactive
- motile , ameboid and active
Diff between granulocytes and agranulocytes and the granules they have
-have 2 major cytoplasmic granules
1 azurophilic
2 lysosomal
-only has azurophilic granules
Divisions of granulocytes and agranulocytes
- basophils
- neutrophil
- eosinophil
- monocytes
- lymphocytes