Chapter 14 PPT: Blood Flashcards
Blood is a type of
connective tissue suspended in liquid matrix
Blood distributes
heat
BLood is what percentage of body weight?
8%
4-5 L in Females
5-6 L In Males
Blood Cells consist of what formed elements?
RBCs
WBCs
Platelets
What does a blood sample look like?
Plasma on Top
Buffy Coat (WBCs and PLatelets in middle)
Red Blood Cells on bottom
% Plasma in blood?
55
% WBC in blood?
WBCs
% WBCs and Platelets in Blood?
<1%
Percentage of RBCs is called the
Hematocrit (HCT) or Packed Cell Volume (PCV)
What are universal precautions?
Set of specific safety measures taken by healthcare workers to prevent transmission of bloodborne infectious pathogens in the workplace
What is Hematopoiesis?
Formation of blood cells
Blood cells originate in
red marrow from hemocytoblasts or hematopoietic stem cells
Stem cells are able to do what?
Give rise ot more stem cells
Give rise to more specialized or differentiated cells
What do Lymphoid Stem cells do?
Give rise to lymphocytes
What do Myeloid Stem cells do?
Give rise to all other types of formed elements: red blood cells, other types of white blood cells
RBCs are also called
Erythrocytes
How much of a red blood cell is oxygen?
1/3 is hemoglobin
Red blood cells lack
nuclei and mitochondria
Red blood cells cannot
divide
red blood cells can
produce atp through glycolysis
RBC range in males?
4.7-6.1
RBC range in females
4.2 - 5.4
RBC range in children
4.5-5.1
What is Erythropoiesis
RBC formation
Erythropoiesis occurs in
red bone marrow
Erythropoiesis: Low blood O2 causes kidney adn liver to release
EPO (erythropoietin) which stimulates RBC production
Erythropoiesis: order
HEmocytoblast –>Erythoblasts –> Retinculocytes –> Erythrocytes
Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid required for
DNA synthesis, necessary for growth and divison of cells
Iron required for
hemoglobin synthesis
Vitamin B12 absorbed from
small intestine
Iron absorbed from
small intestine
conserved during rbc destruction and made available for resuse
Folic Acid source
small intestine
folic acid funciton
dna synthesis
What is Anemia?
Condition in whihc the O2 carrying capacity of the blood is reduced, due to deficiency of RBCs or hemoglobin
What does Aplastic anemia do?
Damage bone marrow
What does Hemolytic anema do?
REd blood cells destroyed
What does Iron Deficiency Anemia do?
Hemoglobin deficient
What does Pernicious Anemia do?
Excess of large, fragile cells
What does Sickle Cell Disease do
Red blood cells abnormally shaped
What does Thalassemia do?
Hemoglobin deficient; red blood cells short lived
What do WBCs do?
Protect against disease
WBCs produced in
red bone marrow, under control of hormones: interleukins and colony-stimulating factors
What are granulocytes?
Have granular cytoplasm, and short life span
What falls under GRanulocytes?
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Baseophils
What are Agranulocytes?
Do not have noticeable granules
What falls under Agranulocytes?
Lymphocytes and Monocytes
What do Neutrophils look like?
Small, light purple granules.
Lobed Nucleus 2-5 sections
Neutrophils are the first to arrive at
infection sites
Neutrophils are what percentage of leukocytes?
54-62%
Neutrophils are elevated in
bacterial infections
Eosinophil appearance?
Coarse granules , stain deep red
Bi-lobed nucleus
Eosinophils appear in
moderate allergic reactions
Eosinophils defend against
parasitic worm infections
Eosinophils make up
1-3% of leukocytes
Eosinophils elevated in
parasitic worm infestations and allergic reactions
Basophils appear as
Large graules; stain deep blue.
Basophils release
histamine to stimulate inflammation
Release heparin to stop blodo from clotting
Percentage of basophils?
> 1% of leukocytes
What are monocytes?
Largest of WBCs
Monocytes leave bloodstream to become
macrophages
Percentage of Monocytes?
3-9%
Monocytes live fro
weeks to months
Monocytes phagocytize
bacteria, dead cells, debris
Lymphocyte size?
Slightly larger than RBCs, smallest WBC
Major types of Lymphocytes?
T Cells and B cells
T Cells directly attack
pathognes, tumor cells
B Cells produce
antibodies
Percentage of Leukocytes?
25-33%
Lymphocytes may live for
years
What is Diapedesis?
WBCs can squeeze between the cells of a capillary wall and leave blood vessel; then migrate toward infection site
What is Cellular Adhesion Molecules?
Protections that direct leukocytes to injury sites
What is Phagocytosis?
Engulfing and digestion of pathognes; neutrophils and monocytes are most mobile and active phagocyes
What is the Inflammatory Response
Reaction that restricts spread of infection;
Promoted by basophils, by secretion of heparin and histamine ;
Involves welling and increased capilalry permeability
What is Positive Chemotaxis?
Attention ofWBCs to an infection site by chemicals released by damaged cells
Neutrophils respond to a bacterial invasion by
accumulating in the infection site, and destroying the pathogens by phagocytosis
WBC count is usually
3.5 - 10.5
WBC count in Leukocytosis?
> 10.5