Chap 10 Blood Flashcards
What does blood transport?
Nutrients
Wastes
Hormones
Body heat
Which is the only fluid connective tissue?
Blood
Components of blood
- Formed elements (living cells)
- Plasma (nonliving fluid matrix)
What happens to erythrocytes when blood is separated?
Sink to bottom
Makes 45% of blood
Hematocrit
45% of blood erythrocytes sink, percentage known as hematocrit
What is the buffy coat?
Thin, whitish layer between erythrocytes and plasma
What does buffy coat contain?
Leukocytes and platelets (less than 1% of blood)
Made when blood is separated
What happens to plasma when blood is separated?
Plasma rises to top (55% of blood)
Characteristics of blood
Sticky, opaque
Thicker than water
Oxygen rich blood is
Scarlet red
Oxygen poor blood is
Dull red or purple
Taste of blood
Metallic, salty
pH of blood
Slightly alkaline, between 7.35-7.45
Blood temperature
38 C or 100.4 F
Blood volume
5-6 liters in (6 quarts) in a healthy adult
Blood makes up ___% of the body weight
8
Percentage of water in plasma
90%
Color of plasma
Yellow, straw colored
What does plasma include?
1.Nutrients
2.Salts
respiratory gases
4. Hormones
5.Plasma proteins
6. Waste products
Most abundant solutes in plasma are
Plasma proteins
Plasma proteins are made by
The liver
Plasma proteins include
Albumin
Clotting proteins
Antibodies
Albumin
Important blood buffer contributes to osmotic pressure
Clotting proteins
Help to stem blood loss when a blood vessel is injured
Antibodies
Help protect the body from pathogens
What helps distribute body heat?
Plasma
How does blood composition change ?
Varies as cells exchange substances with the blood
What happens when protein levels drop?
Liver makes more proteins when protein levels drop
What happens when blood pH becomes too acidic or too alkaline?
Respiratory and urinary systems restore blood pH
Formed elements of blood
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Platelets
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells (RBCs)
Leukocytes
White blood cells (WBCs)
Platelets
-Cell fragments of megakaryocytes (multinucleate cells)
Function of erythrocytes
Carry oxygen
Unique characteristics of erythrocytes
- No Nucleus (anucleate)
- Few organelles (no mitochondria)
- Essentially bags of hemoglobin (Hb)
- Shaped like biconcave discs (helps blood flow)
Normal erythrocyte count
5 million RBCs per cubic millimeter
Hb
Hemoglobin
Transports, oxygen and CO2
Give blood its red color
Iron bearing protein
Hemoglobin
Function of hemoglobin
Bind oxygen
How many oxygen molecules can each hemoglobin bind?
Each hemoglobin molecule can bind 4 oxygen molecules
How many hemoglobin molecules in an erythrocyte?
250 million hemoglobin molecules
Grams of hemoglobin per milliliter in normal blood
12 - 18 g of hemoglobin per 100 ml of blood
Homeostatic imbalances of RBCs
Anemia
Sickle cell anemia
Anemia
Decrease in oxygen carrying ability
Anemia is caused by
Lower than normal number of RBCs
Abnormal or deficient hemoglobin in RBCs
Sickle cell anemia cause
Abnormally shaped hemoglobin
Polycythemia
Excessive or abnormal RBCs.
Increase in red blood cells, slows down blood flow and increases blood viscosity
Cause of polycythemia
Bone marrow cancer
Life at higher altitudes
Polycythemia vera
Bone marrow cancer
Secondary polycythemia
Life at higher altitudes
Hemorrhagic anemia
Sudden hemorrhage
Decrease RBCs
Hemolytic anemia
RBCs lyse because of bacterial infections
Pernicious anemia
Lack of vitamin b12
Aplastic anemia
Destruction of bone marrow by cancer or radiation
Medications
Iron deficiency anemia
Lack of iron in diet
Leads to slow prolonged bleeding
Sickle cell anemia
Genetic defect leads to abnormal hemoglobin sickleing of the cells
Leukocytes function
Defense against disease
Characteristics of leukocytes
Complete cells: nucleus and organelles
Diapedesis
Positive chemotaxis
Diapedesis
Ability to move in and out of blood vessels
Positive chemotaxis
Respond to chemicals released by damaged tissues
Describe the motion of leukocytes
Move by amoeboid motion
Concentration of leukocytes
4800 to 10,800 WBC’s per millimeters, cubed of blood
Leukocytosis
WBC count above 11000 cells per mm³ of blood
Leukocytosis indicates
Infection
Leukopenia
Abnormally low WBC count
Causes of leukopenia
Certain drugs
Corticosteroids
Anti-Cancer agents
Leukemia
Cancerous bone marrow
Numerous immature WBC are produced
Types of leukocytes
Granulocytes
Agranulocytes
Granulocytes
Stained granules in cytoplasm
Lobed nuclei
Types of granulocytes
Neutrophils,
Eosinophils,
Basophils
Agranulocytes
Lack visible cytoplasmic granules
Spherical, oval or kidney shaped nuclei
Types of agranulocytes
Lymphocytes and monocytes