Blood and immune: blood composition

Question 1

blood components

Answer 1

1. cells - erythroid, myeloid, lymphoid
2. proteins - albumin, haemoglobin, fibrinogen, immunoglobins
3. lipids - bound in lipoproteins HDL, LDL, VLDL
4. electrolytes - salts and minerals
5. vitamines hormones
6. glucose

Question 2

blood cells

Answer 2

erythrocytes - oxygen transport
leukocytes - immune defense
platelets - coagulation and tissue repair

Question 3

blood circulation

Answer 3

right = blood to lungs to heat
left = heart to body
left ventricle does the pumping
large vessels = high volume low flow
small vessels low volume high flow

Question 4

blood proteins

Answer 4

plasma - has fibrinogen
serum. - fibrinogen removed during coagulation
serum proteins will separate into 5 distinct bands when exosed to an electric field
1. albumin - 50%
2. globulin - 40%
also haemoglobin, made of four heme groups that bind to oxygen

Question 5

albumin

Answer 5

maintains osmotic pressure
bidns and transportes many small molecules

Question 6

fibrinogen

Answer 6

activated through coagulation cascade to form cross-linked fibrin

Question 7

haematopoiesis

Answer 7

propogation of white blood cells

Question 7

complement cascade

Answer 7

a series of proteins that undergo activation and sequential steps for innate immunity

Question 7

white blood cells

Answer 7

monocytes - becomes macrophages
eosinophil - granulated
basophil - granulated
lymphocytes - b cells and t cells -immunity
neutrophils - phagocytic - 3 lobed nucleus, they can move

Question 8

serum vs plasma

Answer 8

serum is just plasma that has been coagulated and allowed to clot. plasma still has fibrinogen that would get removed during coagulation