Blood part 1 Flashcards

1
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3 functions of blood

A

Transport, acid-base balance, protective

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2
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Components of blood’s transport function (5)

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Respiratory, nutritive, excretory, hormones, temp. regulation (heat dissipates in fluid)

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3
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Normal blood pH range

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7.30 - 7.45

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4
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2 things to not about blood’s protective function (2)

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Vs invading organisms + blood/cells and proteins part of defense mechanisms

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5
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2 fluid compartments blood contains

A

ECF (plasma) and ICF (blood cells)

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6
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2 ways of studying blood

A

in vivo, in vitro

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7
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Normal blood volume

A

normovolemia

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8
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Lower blood volume

A

hypovolemia

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9
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Higher blood volume

A

hypervolemia

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10
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Centrifuged blood composition

A

Plasma 55% Buffy layer (WBCs and platelets) <1% RBCs 45%

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11
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Hematocrit def.

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% of blood volume occupied by RBCs

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12
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synonym for RBCs

A

erythrocytes

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13
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Hematocrit formula

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Ht = (height of erythrocyte column/height of whole blood column ) * 100

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14
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Normal value for hematocrit and value for women

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45%, women = slightly lower than 45%

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15
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Complete blood count (CBC) what it is

A

Report giving counts of different cell types in the blood and information about the blood (RBCs, types of WBCs, hematocrit, etc)

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16
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Blood volume % of body weight

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7-8% of body weight

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17
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Blood volume in 70 kg male

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5 - 5.5 L

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18
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TOTAL Blood volume occupied by RBCs

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45% * 5 = 2.25 L

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19
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TOTAL Blood volume occupied by Plasma

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2.75 L

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20
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Composition of plasma 4 things that are found and what fluid compartment this composition ressembles

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water, ions, other molecules, proteins

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21
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Water in plasma

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More than 90% of it

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22
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Ions in plasma and their concentration

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Na+, K+, Mg 2+, Ca 2+, Cl -, HCO3 -, PO4 -

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23
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Approx. of ion concentration in plasma

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Approximated by physiological saline 0.9 g/dL NaCl

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24
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Other molecules in plasma

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O2, CO2 (constant turnover volume - turnover = replacement), glucose, amino acids, lipids, urea, lactic acid

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25
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Proteins in plasma

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Albumins, Globulins and Fibrinogen (3 major groups, categories)

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26
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What kind of molecule are the plasma proteins (+ meaning)

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Colloids. = dispersed insoluble molecules in suspension

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27
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Proportion of proteins in plasma

A

7g %

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28
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4 methods of protein seperation

A

Differential precipitation by salts
Sedimentation in ultracentrifuge
Electrophoretic mobility
Immunological characteristics

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29
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Differential precipitation by salts principle

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Seperated in diff. proportions depending on salt concentration

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30
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Electrophoresis def.

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Fractioning method based on movement of charged particles along a voltage gradient

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31
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What influences rate of migration of proteins during electrophoresis

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Number and distribution of charges + molar weight of each protein

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32
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Proteins charge and pH of plasma and why

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Most of them are negatively charged at plasma pH because avec NH2 and COO-

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33
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Electrophoresis steps with plasma

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Drop of plasma on negative end, prots migrate to positive end, Protein dye applied to see bands (stains)

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34
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On what liquid electrophoresis of plasma done

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Serum (plasma without cloting proteins) so it doesn’t clot in presence of fibrinogen

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35
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Electrophoresis scan utility

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graph -> measure area under each peak = know amount or concentr. of each protein group

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36
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Plasma electophoretic pattern (from + to -) and RELATIVE amount if 1 = few and 4 = a lot

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Albumin (4) , alpha 1 globulins (1), alpha 2 globulins (3), beta globulins, Fibrinogen, gamma globulins

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37
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Serum electrophoretic pattern

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No Fibrinogen peak

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38
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Renal disease consequence

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Proteins lost from blood to urine

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39
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Electrophoretic pattern in renal disease

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Lower albumin peak (smaller one so first to be lost in urine)

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40
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Bacterial infection consequence on electrophoretic pattern

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Production of immunoglobulins -> more gamma globulins (higher peak)

41
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Where albumin produced

A

liver (specific cells)

42
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Where fibrinogen produced

A

liver (specific cells)

43
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Where globulins produced

A

alpha 1, alpha 2 and beta globulins in liver (specific cells). gamma globulins in lymphoid tissue)

44
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consequence of liver disease

A

Plasma proteins levels are lowered

45
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what is a K or KDa

A

kilodalton -> g/mol

46
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Albumin properties (shape, MW in KDa, concentration in g%)

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oval, 69 KDa, 4g %

47
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Globulins properties (shape, MW in KDa, concentration in g%)

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multiple shapes (very heterogeneous category) : circular, elongated, oval ; 90-800 KDa, 2.7g %

48
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Fibrinogen properties (shape, MW in KDa, concentration in g%)

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elongated. 350 KDa, 0.3g %

49
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Role of plasma protein

A

Determining fluid distribution between plasma and ISF by controlling transcapillary dynamics

50
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Membranes between major subcompartments and their permeability to ions (and water)

A

cell membrane between ECF and ISF : impermeable to ions. capillary wall between ISF and plasma : permeable to water and ions

51
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ICF, ECF, ISF and plasma % of body mass

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40% ICF, 20% ECF (15% ISF, 5% plasma)

52
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relative concentrations of ions in ICF

A

lot of K+, lot of PO4 3-, protein anions, others

53
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relative concentrations of ions in ISF

A

lot of Na+, lot of Cl -, HCO 3-, others

54
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relative concentration of ions in plasma

A

lot of Na+, lot of Cl-, HCO 3-, ** protein anions **, others

55
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Difference plasma vs ISF

A

Plasma = more protein (7g/dL) than ISF

56
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Estimation of ECF concentration (2 values)

A

Approximated by a 0.9% solution of NaCl = 300 mOsm

57
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T/F : ISF no protein

A

F : but it is relatively poor in protein

58
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Ionic composition and osmotic pressure of ISF and plasma

A

Both : 0.9% NaCl, 300 mOsm, o.p. = 6.7 atm = 5100 mmHg

59
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What is necessary for NET flow of water between compartments

A

there has to be a difference in osmotic pressure

60
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T/F : adding ions to plasma or ISF contributes to a difference in osmotic pressure between plasma/ISF

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F : ions cross capillary wall freely

61
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What do we call osmotic pressure of a solution that creates a difference between o.p of 2 compartments

A

effective o.p.

62
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What can contribute to effective o.p

A

Non-diffusible solutes

63
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What solutes do not contribute to effective o.p and why

A

Diffusible solutes -> they become equally distributed on both sides of membrane

64
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Plasma proteins diff. or non diff. + conseq

A

Non-diffusible -> osmotic effect

65
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Name of the osmotic effect of plasma proteins

A

Colloidal osmotic pressure or Oncotic pressure

66
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Value of Colloidal osmotic pressure (c.o.p) or Oncotic pressure

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= 25 mmHg

67
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What happens if c.o.p increases

A

more water flows in plasma

68
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What happens if c.o.p decreases

A

more water flows in ISF

69
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what is bulk flow

A

flow of molecules subjected to a pressure difference

70
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Magnitude of bulk flow directly proportional to what

A

hydrostatic pressure difference

71
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Filtration

A

bulk flow across a porous membrane (which acts as a sieve withholding some particles)

72
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Two mechanisms across capillaries and what they do

A

Filtration : tends to push fluid out of capillaries

Osmotic flow : tends to pull fluid or retain fluid in capillaries

73
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What are called the two important transport mechanisms across capillary wall

A

Starling forces

74
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Circulatory system 5 types of blood vessels

A

Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

75
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Where exchanges between plasma/ISF take place

A

Capillary bed (in capillaries)

76
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Why exchanges can’t take place between ISF/plasma in blood vessels other than capillaries

A

walls too thick

77
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What diffusion does at the level of capillary wall

A

responsible for exchange of nutrients, gases, wastes

78
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What Starling forces do

A

Determine distribution of ECF volume between Plasma and ICF

79
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Filtration is due to what pressure

A

blood pressure (from heart) -> hydrostatic pressure diff.

80
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Osmotic flow is due to what pressure

A

C.O.P or oncotic pressure

81
Q

Blood pressure at arterial end of capillary + consequence

A

35 mm Hg fluid wants to go out of capillary

82
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Blood pressure at venous end of capillary + consequence

A

15 mm Hg fluid wants to go out of capillary

83
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C.O.P value and consequence

A

25 mm Hg fluid wants to go in the capillary

84
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Pressure at arterial end and venous end of capillary : name and consequence

A

Arterial end : Net filtration pressure of 10 mm Hg

Venous end : Net absorption pressure of 10 mm Hg

85
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Where exchanges (filtration/absorption) take place in the capillary and how what happens with net pressure

A

Along the whole length of the capillary. Net pressure changes

86
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Percentage of fluid filtered out that is reabsorbed back into the capillary and where rest goes

A

90%. 10% (excess) drained by lymphatic vessels.

87
Q

Lymphatic system 4 steps

A

Network of blind-ended terminal tubules -> Lymphatic vessels -> lymphatic ducts -> drain in large veins of the chest

88
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Daily basis : total blood flow in capillaries

A

6000 L

89
Q

Daily basis : Volume filtered in ISF and what happens to it

A

20 L filtered into ISF. 17 L returned by absorption. 3 L returned by lymph drainage

90
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Lymphatic vessel composition and permeability to different substances

A

Highly permeable to ISF constituents (fluid, solutes) and proteins that escape capillary wall and go into ISF

91
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What osmotic pressure of a solution depends on

A

NUMBER of osmotically active particles per unit of volume. (not configuration, size or shape)

92
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Osmotic pressure exerted by each protein fraction is directly related to

A

its concentration in the plasma

93
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Osmotic pressure exerted by each protein fraction is inversly related to

A

its MW (molecular weight) (for a same weight, a higher molecular weight means less particles)

94
Q

For 1 g of a plasma protein, which plasma protein will have the most particles

A

albumin (lowest molec. weight)

95
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C.O.P of albumin

A

20 mm Hg (contributes to 80% of C.O.P)

96
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C.O.P of globulins

A

5 mm Hg

97
Q

C.O.P of fibrinogen

A

< 1 mm Hg

98
Q

plasma protein that has the most important role in fluid shifts across capillary wall

A

albumin