Blood- Mace Flashcards
What are the 5 functions of blood?
- Transport of gases, nutrients etc.
- Regulation of pH and ions
- Stabilizes body temperature
- Prevent fluid loss at sites of injury
- Defend against toxins and microorganism
What is the blood composed of?
- plasma
- Formed elements (WBC, platelets)
- volume (how our blood is doing)
- Color (hgb)
Plasma consists of…
Water, enzymes, salts
The serum of blood is with or without fibrinogen?
Without. It doesn’t play a role in clotting and therefore doesn’t have fibrinogen
What does the buffy coat consist of?
WBC and platelets
What is the equation for Hematocrit?
Hct= RBC/total volume
What are the three main categories of the plasma proteins?
Albumins, Globulins, Fibrinogen
This is the smallest globulin
alpha
This globulin is involved transport & complement system
beta
This globulin is (largest) globulins: antibodies (Ig)
gamma
Most plasma proteins are formed by the ______ except for _______ which are produced by ______ cells
liver, gamma globulins, plasma cells
______ is not found in the plasma
A. Glycogen B. Fibrinogen C. Glucose D. Urea E. Albumin
A. Glycogen- it is a storage form for glucose and in muscles
Lymphatic stem cells produce which two cells?
T and B cells
RBCs come from __________
erythroblasts
Platelets come from ___________
megakaryoblasts
Myeloblasts form which three cells
Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
Granular leukocytes and agranular leukocytes form ___________ blood cells
White blood cells
What are three granular leukocytes?
Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
What are three agranular leukocytes?
Monocytes, T and B cells
B cells are processed in the ________
Bone marrow
T cells are processed in the ________
Thymus
What is the function of erythrocytes?
Transport blood gases
Erhythrocytes are produced in the _________ and die in the ______
Bone marrow, spleen
What is the structure of an erythrocyte?
- Biconcave disk
- Lack of organelles
- Spectrin (cytoskeleton protein)
In erythropoesis, _____ stimulates erythrocyte production
EPO
Erythropoesis is stimulated by ________ and inhibited by _________
Hypoxia, high O2 content
Oxyhemoglobin
O2 bound to Fe