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Constituents of blood Flashcards

1
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what percent of our body is blood

A

7% of total body weight
5L (70kg male)
4L (58kg female)

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2
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what type of tissue is blood

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connective

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3
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composition of blood

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watery extracellular matrix (plasma ) 1/4 of body’s ECF

cellular elements: RBCs (erythrocytes), WBCs (leukocytes), platelets (thrombocytes)

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4
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Red blood cells

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gas transport
- contain hemoglobin, drop off O2 at tissues
- biconcave and bendy
- no nucleus or mitochondria

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5
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main job of wbc

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immune system

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6
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main job of platelets

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prevent blood loss, clotting and hemostasis

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7
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buffy layer

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platelets and which cells between plasma and rbcs

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8
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purpose of centrifugation

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blood components can be seperated

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9
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hematopoesis

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synthesis of blood cells, happens in bone marrow

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10
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Where does hematopoesis happen in adults

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in bone marrow of pelvis, spine, ribs, cranial and proximal (closest to torso) ends of long bones

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11
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what percent of developing cells become rbcs and wbcs

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25% RBCs
75% WBCs

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12
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life span of rbcs

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120 days

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13
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life span of WBCs

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6-12 hours

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14
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pluripotent hematopletic stem cells

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undifferentiated precursors

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15
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megakaryocyte

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gives rise to platelets

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16
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cytokines

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control production and development of blood cells

proteins released from one cell affect the activity of another

types: erythropoletin and thrombopoietin

17
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erythropoletin

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made in the kidneys in response to decreased oxygen, influences growth of RBCs (working on bone marrow)

18
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thrombopoletin

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made in the liver, influences growth and differentiation of megakaryocytes

19
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hypoxia

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low oxygen levels in arterial blood

sensed by kidney cells which make erythropoletin which acts on progenitor cells in bone marrow to stimulate erythropolesis

result: increase number of RBC and increase oxygen capability in the blood

20
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composition of hemoglobin

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  • made of four protein chains each centered around a heme group. Two alpha and two beta chains
  • each heme group has a porphyrin ring with an iron atom in center
  • O2 binds weakly to Fe
21
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anemia

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  • low RBC count
  • decreased hemoglobin content and reduced O2 carrying capacity of blood
22
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accelerated rbc loss

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  • blood loss
  • hemolytic anemia, busted blood
  • RBC degradation > production
  • genetic (sickle cell anemia) - protects against malaria
  • aquired (malaria) - caused by a pathogen that infects and destroys blood cells
23
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decreased RBC production

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  • aplastic anemia - lost ability to make new rbcs. drugs or radiation
  • dietary insufficiencies
  • iron, folic acid and vit b12 deficiencies
24
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hemorrhage

A

loss of blood from vessels

25
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hemostasis

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keeping blood inside blood vessels
- want to keep this

26
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steps to prevent blood loss

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  1. vasoconstriction
  2. platelet plug formation
  3. Coagulation (formation of a clot)
  4. dissolution of clot (fibrinolysis)
27
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vasoconstriction (to stop bleeding)

A

paracrine signals from endothelium
decreases blood flow and pressure in vessels

28
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formation of a platelet plug

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  • edges of megakaryocyte break of to form cell fragments called platelets
  • positive feedback, helps while more complex stuff happens
    1. exposed collagen bends and activated platelets
    2 release of platelet factors
    3. factors attract more platelets
    4. platelets aggregate into platelet plug
    5. plug then converts into a fibrous clot via coagulation cascade

platelets will stick to collagen, the vessel wall contains collagen

29
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fibrinolysis

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tissue is repaired and clot dissolves due to actions of enzyme plasmin (responsible for breakdown)

30
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blood type refers to..

A

the antigen express in RBCs

31
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what happens when you are given the wrong blood type

A

agglutinate (clump)

32
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AB (Rh+)

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universal acceptor; no plasma antibodies

33
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O (Rh-)

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universal donar, no membrane antigens

34
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Rh factor during pregnancy

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  1. Rh+ father
  2. Rh- mother carrying her first Rh+ fetus. Rh antigens from the developing fetus can enter the mother’s blood during delivery
  3. In response to the fetal Rh antigens, the mother will produce anti-Rh antibodies
  4. If the woman becomes pregnant with another Rh+ fetus, her anti-Rh antibodies will cross the placenta and damage fetal red blood cells

hemolytic disease of newborn

35
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how to prevent Rh factor

A

inject mother with anti-Rh antibodies before birth of first born

attacks contaminating Rh+ fetal blood before mother can develop her own immune response

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