Gas Transport Flashcards
Erythrocytes
RBCs
3 functions of erythrocytes?
- Carry CO2 from body to lungs
- Carry O2 from lungs to body
- Acid/base buffering
How long is a RBC life cycle?
120 days
Where does erythropoiesis occur?
Red bone marrow
Where does breakdown of RBCs occur?
Macrophages of spleen, liver and red bone marrow
Describe the process of erythropoiesis
Hematopoietic stem cells
Proerythrocytes
Erythrocytes
Tissue oxygenation
What controls the formation of RBCs?
Erythropoietin (EPO)
What produces erythropoietin?
Kidney
What regulates EPO?
HIF - hypoxia inducible factor
What will cause more EPO to be formed and thus more RBCs to be formed?
Low blood volume, low hemoglobin, central hypoxia (low oxygen)
2 transport mechanisms for oxygen
- Dissolved
2. Bound to hemoglobin
3 transport mechanisms for carbon dioxide
- Dissolved
- Bicarbonate (HCO3-)
- Carbamino acids
What are the percentages of carbon dioxide as its 3 transport mechanisms in arterial blood?
- Dissolved = 5%
- Bicarbonate (HCO3-) = 90%
- Carbamino acids = 5%
What are the percentages of carbon dioxide as its 3 transport mechanisms in venous blood?
- Dissolved = 10%
- Bicarbonate (HCO3-) = 60%
- Carbamino acids = 30%
What is the solubility of CO2?
6 mL/CO2
What is an enzyme that can form bicarbonate?
Carbonic Anhydrase
Describe the reaction Carbonic Anhydrase controls
CO2 + OH = HCO3-
What transporter gets carbon dioxide into the capillary?
AQP1
Normally, how many grams of Hemoglobin are in 100 mL of blood?
15
1 gram of Hb can carry how many mL of O2?
1.34
Optimally, there are ____ mL O2/100 mL of blood
20.1
Arterial side, has a ____% Hb saturation
97.5%
Venous side, has a ____ % Hb saturation
75%
Total oxygen on the arterial side is about?
20 mL O2/100 mL of blood