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Components of the blood Flashcards

1
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What is in the blood

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Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

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What is in plasma

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Ions, gases, water, waste, hormones, proteins, nutrients etc

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3
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What are red blood cells known as

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Erythrocytes

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4
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How much of our blood do red blood cells make up

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40-45%

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Function of red blood cells

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Deliver oxygen to our tissues using haemoglobin

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6
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Specialisations of red blood cells

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Biconcave shape, no nucleus, small

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7
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Function of erythropoietin

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Stimulate red blood cell synthesis

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8
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Life span of red blood cell

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100 -120 days

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9
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How many red blood cells does an adult have

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Approx 20 -30 trillion

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10
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How much of our cells do red blood cells represent

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70%

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11
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Where does haemoglobin bind

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Lungs - high partial pressure as high saturation of oxygen

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12
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Where does haemoglobin dissociate

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Tissues - low partial pressure as low saturation of oxygen

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13
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What does sickle cell do red blood cells

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Causes them to become long and flat

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14
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Life expectancy of someone with sick cell

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40-60 years

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15
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What causes sickle cell

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A change in the beta globin gene (6th codon) DNA changes from GAG to GTG

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16
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What is anaemia

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Low rbc count or lower amounts of haemoglobin in circulation

17
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What is polycythemia

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High haemotacrit - high amount of blood that is rbc. Due to high rbc production or low plasma level

18
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Normal range of wbc

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Men: 4.7- 6.1 million/ ul
Women: 4.2-5.4 million/ ul

19
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What are platelets known as

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Thrombocytes

20
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Role of platelets

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Blood clotting

21
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Normal platelet count

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150,000 - 450,000/ ul

22
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Low platelet count

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Less than 50,000 - thrombocytopenia

23
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What are white blood cells known as

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Leukocytes

24
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Function of monocytes

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Differentiate into macrophages, respond to inflammation & bacterial infection - blob shaped

25
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Function of eosinophils

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Target parasites and inflammation - boob shaped

26
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Function of basophils

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Release histamine, initiate inflammatory response - - grape shaped

27
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Function of neutrophil

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Respond to microbial infection and fungi - bunch shaped

28
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Function of lymphocytes

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Production of antibodies

29
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Which wbc is the most abundant

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Neutrophil

30
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Normal wbc count

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3,500 - 10,500

31
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Lower than normal wbc count name

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Leukopenia

32
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High than normal wbc count name

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Leukocytosis

33
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mnemonic to remember prevalence of wbc

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Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas

Neutrophils - 60-70% 
Leukocytes - 20-30% 
Monocytes - 1- 6% 
Eosinophils - 1-3% 
Basophils - less than 1%
34
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How much of our total blood volume is plasma

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