Ch 19 Flashcards
What are the 3 main functions of blood?
- Transports (O2)
- Regulates (pH)
- Protects (clots)
what causes RBCs to be dense?
Hemaglobin
what are the 4 proteins of plasma?
- Albumin 54%
- Globulins 38%
- Fibrinogen 7%
- All Others 1%
what is the other name for RBCs
Erythrocytes
what are granular leukocytes?
- Neutrophils
- Eosinphils
- Basophils
what are the agranular leukocytes
- Lymphocytes
- Monocytes
what is called when elements develop into red blood cells
Hemopoiesis
this stem cell differentiates
Pluripotent Stem Cell
Myeloid stem cells create what cells?
- RBCs
- Platelets
- Neutophils
- Eosinphil
- Basophil
- Monocytes
Lymphoid Stem cells create what cells?
- T lymphocytes
- B Lymphocytes
- Natural Keller Cell
What metabolite excretes from urine formed from Bilirubin?
Urobilin
What metabolite excretes from poop formed from Bilirubin?
Stercobilin
what structures gets rid of RBCs?
- Spleen
- Liver
- Red Bone Marrow
What are the 4 elements that create RBCs
- EPO (erythropoietin)
- Globin
- Iron
- B12
What are the factors that decide what stems cells create into?
- Hormones
- Cytokines
what is the percentage volume occupied by RBCs called
Hematocrit
This disease is caused by defiency in RBC stem cells?
Aplastic Anemia
what are ways to getting aplastic anemia
- Inherited
- radiaton
- Medication
- Chemotherapy
- Infection
This disease is when improper maturation of RBCs occurs
Thalassemia
This anemia is when Dietary defiency of B12/Foalte occurs
Megaloblastic Anemia
This anemia is from poor asorbtion of B12/Lack of intrinsic factor
Pernicous anemia
what happens to this certain element’s production when kidney failure occurs
Lack of EPO production
Excessive production of immature RBCs
Polycythemia Vera
what are ways Polycythemia can occur?
- Dehdration
- Tissue Hypoxia
- High EPO
- Blood Doping
what percentage of WBC circulate around the blood?
2%
This WBC is AKA Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (PMNs)
Neutrophils