Blood unit Flashcards
primary function of cardiovascular system
supply body cells with nutrients and carry waste away
what is blood
- specialized connective tissue
average adult has 5L=6% of body mass - composed of liquid (plasma) and solid
functions of blood
- important in the transportation of substances between body and external environment
- blood protects and regulates; pH, temperature, etc.
composition of blood
- plasma: liquid 55%
- WBC and thrombocytes: less than 1%
- RBC 45%
- solid: WBC, RBC, and platelet
- RBC makes around 40-45% of blood
- % of RBC- hematocrit
plasma
- straw coloured fluid
- makes up around 55-60% of blood
- 92%-water, 8%-solutes
- solutes in plasma: amino acids, proteins, etc.
plasma proteins: albumin, globulins, fibrinogen
plasma proteins
ALBUMIN: smallest, and most abundant (around 60%), made in the liver, transportation
GLOBULINS: around 36% of plasma proteins, subdivided into: Alpha and Beta made in the liver; transport, Gamma: antibody made in lymphatic tissue
FIBRINOGEN: around 4%, largest of plasma proteins, blood coagulation
other substances in plasma
- dissolved gases, nutrients (simple sugars, for ex), electrolytes
creation of blood cells
hematopoiesis OR hemopoiesis
- in the embryo, there are various sties for this to take place
- after birth it mainly occurs in red bone marrow
Immature blood cells= hematopoiesis stem cells
Hematopoietic growth factor: determines the growth/survival of the cell and what the stem cell grows into
the three families
erthyroid cells: O2 carrying RBC
lymphocytes: cornerstone of immune system, T-cells and B-cells
myelocytes: innate immunity, blood clotting, adaptive immunity
production of blood cells
- amount of RBC in circulation are regulated
- principal factors stimulated RBC production: Erythroprotein=hormone, mainly made in the kidneys and liver
what do you need for RBC production
- B12 and folic acid are essential to the synthesis of DNA and are needed for RBC production
- a deficiency can cause RBC to grow larger than megaloblasts: irregular shape, weak membrane, short lifespan
Red Blood Cells Overview
- average number of RBC
women have more=menstruation - made of hemoglobin
- give RBC their colour
- combines with o2: oxyhemoglobin, when o2 is released: deoxyhemoglobin
- made up of water, electrolytes, and enzymes and lack a nucleus to increase SA for hemoglobin and diffusion
shape of RBC
- biconcave disks
- thin near centre, wide around rims
- shape lets them squeeze through narrow passages of capillaries and be in close proximity to cell surface
hemoglobin
synthesis: RBC is in proerythroblast stage continues to reticuloyte stage
- heme molecule combines with long polypeptide chain, globin
- they combine
- IRON is vital in the creation of hemoglobin
death of RBC
- live for around 120 days
- can travel through the body 75000 times
- the spleen and liver remove old RBC
- phagocytized by macrophages
- hemoglobin breaks down into components
WBC
- infantry of our body, they go where the infections and are combat
- made of bone marrow, stored in lymph tissue
- lifespan of 13-20 days
types of WBC
- neutrophils
- basophils
- eosinophils
- monocytes
- lymphocytes
creation of WBC
MYELOTIC
- come from hemopoietic stem cells
- only made in bone marrow
- short lifespan, around 12 hours
LYMPHOCYTIC
- give rise to the lymphocytic: agranulocytes
- made primarily in lymphoid organs
MYELOTIC VS LYMPOHCYTIC
myletotic:
- granulocytes
- 3 types of WBCs that have granular cytoplasm (BEN): basilophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
lymphocytic:
- agranulocytes
- 2 types lack granular cytoplasm
- lymphocytes, and monocytes
neutrophils
- granules appear light purple with acid-base stains
- nucleus is lobed and made up of 2-5 sections connected by chromatin
- also known as: segs, PMNs
- first WBC to arrive at infection sites, trap and kill pathogens
- phagocytize bacteria, fungi, some viruses
- approx 54-62% of leukocytes in blood samples
- numbers will be elevated in bacterial infections
eosinophils
- uniformed cytoplasmic granules
- stain deep red in acid
- 2 LOBES, bilobed nucleus
- used to defend against parasitic worms, and moderate allergic reaction
- only around 1-3% of leukocytes
basophils
- similar to eosinophils in shape and size of nuclei
- but they stain blue, and granules make nucleus difficult to see
- migrate to damaged tissue, release histamine, causing inflammation and heparin release causing blood clotting
- less than 1% of leukocytes
monocytes
- the largest blood cell: 2-3 times larger than RBC
- nuclei is spherical, kidney-shaped, oval or lobed
- monocytes will leave bloodstream when they leave the bloodstream they become macrophages
- monocytes phagocytize bacteria, dead cells, and debris
- around 3-9% of leukocytes
pus
- neutrophils and macrophages engulf large numbers of bacteria and dead tissue
- neutrophils and macrophages die
- combination of necrotic tissue, dead neutrophils, dead macrophages, and tissue fluids is known as pus
- pus is eventually destroyed and absorbed in surrounding situation
lymphocytes
- only slightly larger than RBC
- contain large spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of cytoplasm
- major types: T cells and B cells
- both are important in humanity
- T cells attack microorganisms, tumour cells, and transplanted cells
- B cells produce antibodies
- 25-33% of leukocytes
WHITE BLOOD CELL CHANGE
Leukopenia: low WBC
- typhoid fever, flu, measles, etc.
Leukocytosis: high WBC
- acute infections, vigorous exercise, loss of bodily fluid
Increased lymphocytes: hairy cell leukaemia, whopping cough, etc.
Increased eosinophils: tapeworms, hookworms, allergic reactions
Increased monocytes: typhoid fever, malaria, tuberculosis
Increased neutrophils: bacterial infection
platelets
- thrombocytes
- cell fragments of megakaryocytes: ex. dandruff
- lacks nucleus, half the size of RBC
- help control blood loss from blood vessels