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Erythrocytes Flashcards

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What is blood and its function & avg volume in adults?

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  • Specialized connective tissue in fluid
  • Function: thermoregulation & homeostasis, 1’ vehicle for transport of nutrients, O2, CO2, waste products, & hormones
  • ~5Liters
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Plasma

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extracellular matrix

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components of blood

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  • plasma ~55% of blood volume

- 91-92% water, 7-8% protein, 1-2% electrolytes (Na, Ca, K, HCO3)

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serum

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only plasma. NO clotting factors

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what are the 3 plasma proteins?

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  1. Fibrinogens
  2. Albumins
  3. Globulins
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Albumins

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bulk of plasma proteins, all synthesized in liver
•transport proteins for insoluble metabolites
•maintaining colloid osmotic pressure in blood vessels

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Globulins

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  • large molecules

- transport proteins for lipids & heavy metal ions

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Globulins consists the largest fraction of what?

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immunoglobulins—Ab’s synthesized by plasma cells

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Fibrinogens

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  • largest proteins; soluble, synthesized by liver

- polymerize to form insoluble fibrin during clotting

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process of forming fibrin

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prothrombin->thrombin catalyzes fibrinogen->fibrin

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formed elements

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cells in the blood, which are rbc’s, WBC’s, & platelets

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hemopoiesis consist of what? And forms what?

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rbc’s, WBC’s, & platelets—formed in bone marrow

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hematocrit

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volume of RBC

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Polycythemia vera

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genetic neoplasia => ^ rbc production

•> 48% in women & 52% in men => sludging of blood & variety of symptoms

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PCV

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packed cell volume (+/-buffy coat, depending on source)

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buffy coat

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WBC’s & platelets; ~1-2%

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Blood smear

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drop of blood smeared, air-dried, stained with modified Romanovsky method (e.g., Wright, Giemsa, Diff-Quik)

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Hemopoiesis

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  • Process by which mature blood cells develop from precursor cells
  • Consists of erythropoiesis and Myeolpoiesis
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Erythropoiesis

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red cell production

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Myeolpoiesis

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white cell production

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Under control of erythropoietin, secreted by what organ?

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kidney

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pluripotential

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how hemopoiesis begins which differentiates into several unipotenital stem cells

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how does hemopoiesis occur in adult humans?

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occurs in vascular sinuses of bone marrow of cert bones—especially flat bones of skull, ribs, sternum, vertebrae, pelvis, & some long bones

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how does hemopoiesis occur in fetus?

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  1. first trimester: occurs in “blood islands” in wall of yolk sac
  2. second trimester: occurs in liver & lymphatic tissue
  3. last month of pregnancy: in bone marrow
  4. At time of birth, restricted 1’ to marrow cavities—# of active sites ↓with age
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types of bone marrow? (2)

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  1. Red marrow

2. Yellow or fatty marrow inactive

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Red marrow

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active, contains large #’s of mature rbc’s

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Yellow or fatty marrow

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inactive

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stages of erythropoiesis

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Stem cell colony forming units (CFU-E) -> proerythroblast ->erythroblast/ normoblast->reticulocyte->mature rbc

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overall trend of erythropoiesis

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progressive ↓in cell size, loss of nucleus & organelles, ↑in [Hb]

30
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how do erthrocytes appear in mammals?

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enucleate

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what do mature RBC consits?

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  • outer cell membrane containing cytoplasm, Hb, & few enzymes
  • lack mitochondria have limited lifespan (~120 days)
  • only make ATP via anaerobic glycolysis
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Senescent rbc’s

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removed from circulation by liver & spleen

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Howell-Jolly bodies

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occasional, basophilic nuclear remnants visible within cytoplasm

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Reticulocytes

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immature rbc’s with stippled cytoplasm; still have some rRNA

Slightly larger than mature rbc’s

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Reticulocytosis

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↑reticulocytes in circulation associated with chronic blood loss, hemolytic anemia—aka “left shift”

36
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hemolytic anemia is also known as what?

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“left shift”

37
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what can anemias be seen in?

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severe or chronic infections

38
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what are the 2 types of anemia?

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  1. macrocytes

2. megaloblastic

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megaloblastic anemia

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some anemias present large numbers of erythrocyte precursors in peripheral blood

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macrocytes

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Present in anemias, Vit B12 & B9 deficiency => large cells

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Erythrocytes diameter size

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6-8um biconcave disc-> deformability

42
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Spectrin and its function

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-primary structural protein in RBC’s
-Function: Provides both resiliency & deformability.
Binds to inner surface of plasma membrane

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significance of the biconcave shape of erythrocytes

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increase surface area for gas exchange

44
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Hemoglobin structure & function

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Structure: contains 4 polypeptide chains associated with 4 Fe-containing heme groups

Function: Involved in O2 & CO2 transport; contain large amounts of Fe containing pigment

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What is anemia

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  • decrease in Fe or blood loss
  • RBC’s are small (microcytic) and pale staining (hypochromic)
  • being more tired
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microcytic vs. normocytic

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microcytic: small RBCs size
normocytic: normal RBC size

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hypochromic vs. normochromic

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hypochromic: pale staining
normochromic: normal staining

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Sickle cell anemia

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  • alteration in Hb structure that effects RBC
  • occurs from a single amino acid substitution
  • Causes conformational change => “sickle” shape; more fragile, easily damaged
  • Cause damage to endothelial cells of capillary walls due to rough edges
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single amino acid substitution in sickle cell anemia

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Valine changes to glutamic acid @ position 6 for B- globulin chain

50
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what can sickle cell anemia confer resistance to?

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malaria

51
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malaria

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caused by an intracellular blood parasite, Plasmodium spp.

52
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Thrombocytes structure and function

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=platelets

  • small, non-nucleated cells contain organelles
  • Function in blood clotting—form physical plugs at site of vascular damage
  • Some drugs (e.g., aspirin) impair platelet function
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megakaryocytes

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  • how thrombocytes are formed from large, polyploid cells in bone marrow
  • single, multilobed nucleus
54
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what do cells develop pleated in the cytoplasm?

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demarcation channels–platelets “tear off”

55
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Coagulation

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  • Result of cascade interaction between plasma proteins & coagulation factors
  • Occurs only if endothelial lining of vessel injured
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In coagulation, what are the 2 convergent pathways

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extrinsic & intrinsic

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Extrinsic pathway

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faster—Initiated by release of tissue thromboplastin a result of tissue damage

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Intrinsic pathway

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slower—initiated by exposure of collagen

-Requires numerous clotting factors (e.g., von Willebrand’s factor, Factor VIII) & longer cascade rxn

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process of coagulation

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  1. blood vessel wall breaks, tissue injury results
  2. Thromboplastin is released and initiates extrinsic pathway. Also exposes collagen, initiates intrinsic pathway
  3. Platelets adhere to collagen; also release serotonin (potent vasoconstrictor—constricts sm Mm in damaged vessel to minimize blood loss)
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serotonin

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potent vasoconstrictor—constricts smooth muscle in damaged vessel to minimize blood loss

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what do extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge to form, and what is the result?

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  • form common pathway (at point where Factor X activated)
  • Results in conversion of prothrombin to thrombin AND soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin
  • Traps platelets & rbc’s
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What stops clotting?

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  • Exhaustion of fibrinogen & removal of thrombin from blood during conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
  • Also anticoagulants antithrombin III& heparin
  • Inappropriate clot formation => heart attack, stroke, DIC
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Hemophilia

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  • Deficiency in clotting factor(s), so blood can’t clot
  • defect in intrinsic pathway
  • Sex-linked, in males; present on X chromosome
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Hemophilia A

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deficiency of clotting Factor VIII (8)

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Hemophilia B

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Factor IX (9) deficiency

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Hemophilia C

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Factor XI (11) deficiency

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Von Willebrand’s disease

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blood disorder in which the blood does not clot properly

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