Gas Transport Flashcards
Hematocrit in adults, newborns, 2mo
40%-45%
55%
35%
plasma
water, proteins, electrolytes and nutrients, waste
buffy coat
WBCs, platelets
days RBCs live
120 days
RBCs are made where
red BM
RBC are broken down where
macrophages in red BM, liver, spleen
liver function in breakdown of RBCs
stores Fe+3 as Ferritin
and excretes bilirubin
what causes RBCs to be made
- low O2 in tissues, or low Hb
- kidneys release EPO (ERYTHROPOIETIN)
- red BM makes RBCs
how does the kidney make EPO
Hypoxia inducible factor is a TF that gets activated in the cytosol and binds to the DNA to transcribe the EPO
O2 consumption per min for our bodies
250 mL O2/min
amount of dissolved O2 in the blood
and how much is delivered per min
0.3 mL O2 in 100mL of blood
15ml O2/min
HbA
HbF
HbS
HbA1c
2 a chains, a B chains
2 a chains, 2 y chains
sickle cell
Diabetic glycosylated marker
poryhyrin complex
heme bounds to Fe+2
methemoglobulin
Fe+3
percent in arterial blood of
Dissolved CO2
HCO-3
Carbamino compounds
5%
90%
5%
percent in venous blood of
Dissolved CO2
HCO-3
Carbamino compounds
30%
60%
10%
PCO2 is what in venous circulation
solubility of CO2
45mmHg
higher then O2
how much CO2 do we make
200mL CO2/ min
how is HCO-3 made
3 ways
- CARBONIC ANHYDRASE : CO2 + OH- —-> HCO-3
- H2CO3 dissociatino —-> HCO-3 + H+
- CO-3 + H+ —-> HCO-3
what regulated HCO-3 production
2 things
carbonic anhydrase
HCO-3/Cl- exchanger
how does CO-2 enter RBCs from tissues
AQP1 channel
Hamburger shift
also called chloride shift
higher amount of Cl- causes more HCO- to leave the RBCs into circulation (due to HCO-3/Cl0 exchanger)
Co-2 goes where
to alveoli
oxygen - Hb dissociation curve
x and y axis
Right Y : O2 content
Left Y : Hb saturation (*with normal Hb amount in blood = 15g / 100mL)
X : PO2
oxygen - Hb dissociation curve
venous PO2
Hb saturation
O2 amount in blood
40mmHg PO2
75%
15mL O2