Chapter 11 blood Flashcards
Amount of blood in body
4-6 liters of blood
38% to 48% composed of cells
52% to 62% is plasma
Color of blood
Arterial blood- bright red
Venous blood- dark red
Ph range of blood
7.35 to 7.45 slightly alkaline
Venous blood has slightly lower ph than arterial blood
Viscosity of blood
3-5 times thicker than water
Viscosity is increased by presence of blood cells and plasma proteins
thickness contributes to normal blood pressure
Plasma
Liquid part of blood and is approximately 91% water
contains plasma proteins
carries body heat
Clotting factors of plama
Prothrombin and fibrinogen
synthesized by the liver and circulate until activated to form a clot in a ruptured or damaged blood vessel
Albumin
most abundant plasma protein, maintains colloid osmotic pressure
pulls tissue fluid into capillaries
Alpha and beta globulins
plasma proteins
act as carriers for molecules such as fats
gamma globulins
plasma proteins
antibodies produced by lymphocytes
Blood cells
produced from stem cells in hemopoietic tissue
2 types:
red bone marrow- sternum, hip bone, and vertebrae
lymphatic tissue-:spleen, lymph nodes and thymus gland
Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
only human cells without nuclei
Normal RBC count rages from 4.5 to 6.0 million cells
RBC count for men are higher than women
Hematocrit
Measuring the amount of RBCs
normal range 38% to 48%
hemoglobin
gives ability to carry oxygen
each red blood cell contains approximately 300 million hemoglobin
normal range 12-18 per 100ml
Embryonic RBC production
yolk sac
Fetal organs that produce RBC
liver and spleen
Older children and adults RBC production
In red bone marrow
Stem cells
unspecialized cells within red bone marrow
may also be called hemocytoblasts - constantly undergoing mitosis to produce new cells
Where do RBC pick up oxygen and what do they turn to?
pulmonary capillaries (in the lungs) and it turns to oxyhemoglobin
Where do RBCs release the oxygen and what do they turn to?
Systemic capillaries , reduced hemoglobin
Hypoxia
lack of oxygen
What happens when hypoxia occurs?
- The kidneys produce a hormone called erythropoietin
- This stimulates RBC production (mitosis of stem cells)
- As a result more RBC will be available to carry 02 to try and fix the hypoxia state
Normablasts
Have a nuclei but disintegrates
Maturation requires
Protein and iron- necessary for the synthesis of hemoglobin
Copper- part of some of the enzymes involved in hemoglobin synthesis, though it does not become part of the hemoglobin itself
Folic acid and b12- required for DNA synthesis in the stem cells
Life span of RBCs
120 days
After RBC disintegrate
The damaged cells are removed from circulation by cells of the tissue macrophage system (liver, spleen, and red bone marrow)
When RBC is phagocytized by macrophages, where do they go?
Iron is recycled back to the bone marrow or stored in the liver
Protein (goblin): digested to its amino acids to be used for synthesis of new proteins
Heme
waste product that is converted to bilirubin by macrophages
Liver removes bilirubin from circulation and excretes it into bile
If Bilirubin is absorbed in blood
the kidneys excrete it via pee
If bilirubin is not excreted properly
Causes Jaundice- condition in which the whites of the eyes appear yellow
What are the two important blood groups?
ABO group and RH Factor
What does ABO group contain?
four blood types: A, B, AB, O
what antigen does a person with type A blood have?
A