EXAM 1 - Blood & Heart Flashcards
proteins in plasma
albumin, globulin, fibrinogen, regulatory ones
albumin
maintains osmolarity, transports lipids and hormones, minor role in pH regulation
globulin
transports immunoglobulin (antibodies)
fibrinogen
generates fibrin
urea
byproduct of AA
bilitrubin
byproduct of RBC breakdown
lymphocytes
T and B cells for adaptive immunity
hematocrit
percentage of formed elements / total blood volume
40-54 in men
37 - 47 in women
hemoglobin
Oxygen carrying capacity of RBC
differential
neutrophils predominate
types of anemia
insufficient number of RBC, low functional hemoglobin levels/iron defficiency
erythropoeisis track
hemocytoblast –> (multi-CSF) myeloid –> (EPO) proerythroblast –> reticulocyte –> erythrocytes
platelet track
hemo –> (Multi) –> myeloid –> progenitor –> (thrombopoeitin/MGDF) megakaryocyte –> platelet
leukopoeisis
production in RBM and in spleen, thymus, lymph nodes
thrombocytopenia
fewer than 80k platelets