Case 7 Flashcards
What parameter drives Hb gas exchange in both lung capillaries and peripheral tissues?
plasma [02]
What are the two factors that effect oxygen delivery to tissues?
[02]
cardiac output
What are the two states of Hb? How do they relate of oxygen binding?
Tense (low 02 affinity)
Relaxed (high O2 affinity)
What is myoglobin? How does its affinity for O2 differ to Hb?
Myoglobin is an 02 found in muscles
it has a higher affinity for O2 than Hb, meaning 02 is always given up at the muscles
How much blood does the average adult male have?
5-6L
What is the make up of bone marrow at birth?
Only red marrow
What is the function of red bone marrow?
Site of haematopoiesis
What is the function of yellow bone marrow?
Part of bone marrow stroma that makes up a microenvironment that provides physical support for haematopoiesis
Apart from yellow bone marrow, what other cells are contained within the stroma of bone marrow? (5)
Fibroblasts Macrophages Adipocytes osteoclasts osteoblasts
Name the two ways in which EPO increases RBC production…
Increasing HSC rate of division and differentiation down erythroblast lineage
Increasing rate of Hb synthesis in RBC maturation process
From what lineage are natural killer cells derived?
Common lymphoid progenitor lineage
What is the average lifespan of a platelet?
7-9 days
What is the average lifespan of an RBC?
120 days
What is the average lifespan of a monocyte?
1-2 days
What is the average lifespan of a neutrophil?
5 days
What is the average lifespan of a basophil?
60-70 hours
What is the average lifespan of a eosinophil?
8-12 hours
Anti-A and anti-B antibodies are most commonly which class of immunoglobulin?
IgM