Blood Flashcards
LO blood
know average circulation vblood list funcion of blood name plasma protein describe composition plasma know normal life spam rbc describe function rbc function of erythropoietin
Normal 70kg male pump how much blood?
5 L 1L in lung 3L in systemic venous circulation 1L in heart and arterial circulation
How much blood volume is in a new born baby?
350ml
Function of blood
- carriage of physiologically active compounds (hormones etc) (plasma) 2. Clotting (platelets_ 3. Defence (WBC) Carriage of gas (RBC)_ Maintenance of ECF PH
Composition of Blood
PLasma
half wight of blood 4% body weight - 95% water
circulates biologically active molecules and compounds (hormones etc)
composition normally kept within strict limits
plasma proteins subdivided into 3 categories.
1) albumin (60% plasma protein - oncotic pressure and circulate vitamins and steroid hormones)
2) globulins - subdivided in to alpha and beta globulins. behave similar to albumin (gamma globiline are immunology related)
3) fibrinogen and other glotting factors - specific role.
Do plasma proteins move to other compartments?
No, they stay in the plasma - too large to move. perform a function in circulation. compared to organic compounds (hormones) use blood as a vehicle and then leave and dissociate to target tissues.
what proteins carry can dissociate.
colloid oncotic pressure
like osmotic pressure force generated across capillary wall that drive movement of water. this driving is determined by the plasma proteins.
What’s the net movement in colloid oncotic pressure
director pf movement determines by a balance between colloid oncotic pressure favours movement into capillary - capillary hydrostatic pressure (blood pressure) favours movement out of the capillary.
Result: concentration of fluid remains unchanged, the volume of plasma and ISF alters ISF acts as fluid reservoir (volume approx 3-4 times greater than plasma)
Abnormally low levels of circulating plasma protein ___
Hypoproteinemia
Causes - prolonged starvation
liver disease
intestinal disease
nephrosis (kidney disease)
What is Hypoproteinemia?
Abnormally low levels of circulating plasma protein
caused by - prolonged starvation
liver disease
intestinal disease
nephrosis (kidney disease)
Composition of blood and haematopeisis
In circulation
erythrocyte RBC
platelets (not a blood cell technically)
WBC - neutrophil, monocyte, basophil, eosinophil, lymphocyte.
difference between white blood cell and red blood cell
Red blood cell doesn’t have a nucleus - white blood cell does.
committed progenitor cell
Cells that have committed to becoming one particular blood cell
where does progenitor megacaryocyte remain
Bone marrow.
myeloid cells
all cells in circulation apart from lymphocytes (lymphoid cells)
lymphocytes are which of the circulating cells
Lymphoid cells
Why is it important to know about lymphoid and myeloid cells?
in Leukaemia will determine which WBC affected myeloid or lymphoid cells
What is erythrocyte (RBC) lifespan
128 days
What is erythrocyte (RBC) size shape and composition
7-8 um highly flexible biconcave, non neucleated cell
densely packed with haemoglobin (protein concerned with gas transport)
What is erythrocyte (RBC) colour attribute to
Oyhaemoglohin (light red) arterial
deoxyhemoglobin (dark red) venous.
Erythropoiesis is what?
Synthesis of red blood cells
How is Erythropoiesis accelerated
By the hormone erythropietin
where is erythropoietin secreted (to cause erythropoiesis/synthesis RBC)
85% kidney
15% liver
what happens if we do not have Erythropoietin
Slow maturation of RBC
Erythropoietin stimulates what?
progression of potent stem cells to become mature erythroblasts (immature RBC) released circulation no longer influences by erythropoietin
Erythropoietin is influencing erythrocyte where?
BONE MARROW
Once released into circulation then no longer under influence of erythropoietin they undergo normal 24-hour maturation into Reticulocytes (immature red blood cells).
When is erythropoietin released? and where from
When there is a low level of 02 in the system getting to tissues (hypoxia), erythropoietin is released from the kidney and liver.