FOR FINAL Module 1 Flashcards
What is the purpose of hemoglobin
Carry oxygen
What part of the hemoglobin molecule binds oxygen?
To the iron.
How many oxygen can attach to one hemoglobin?
4 oxygen
The heme ring binds O2, consists of 4 polypeptide chains
How much carbon dioxide is transported by hemoglobin?
23%
Name 3 blood cell types?
-Medical term and function
1 - Red Blood Cell, Erythrocytes, Transport O2
2 - White Blood Cell, Leukocytes, Immune
3 - Platelets, Thrombocytes, Clotting
Where is erythropoietin made?
What does it do?
- Made in the kidneys.
- Increases RBC production.
Do red blood cells have a nucleus?
NO
How long does an RBC live?
About 120 days
Name 5 major leukocytes.
1 - Eosinophil 2 - Basophil 3 - Neutrophil 4 - Lymphocyte 5 - Monocyte
Eosinophil
- combats effects of allergic reaction
- 2-4% of WBC’s
- 2 lobed nucleus
Basophil
- release heparin, histamine & serotonin
- least abundant type of WBC
- Large hard to see nucleus
Neutrophil
- phagocytes that respond quickly to tissue damage
- Most abundant type of WBC
- many lobed nucleus
Lymphocyte
- many types, B cells, T cells, NK cells
- 20-40% of WBC
- smallest in size, nucleus has only small rim of cytoplasm
Monocyte
- differentiate into macrophages
- phagocytes that destroy microbes
- 3-8% of WBC
- nucleus is horseshoe shaped
Define Antigen
- composed of glycoproteins & glycolipids
- can provoke antibodies