Histology of Blood Cells and Hematopoiesis [LECTURE] | B2 WK4 Flashcards
Blood is a _______ tissue
Connective
What is the composition (%) of blood?
55% Fluid/Plasma
45% Cells
List the functions of blood (3)
- Exchange Medium (Gassess, Nutrients, & Waste Products)
- Carrier of Endocrine Hormones
- Immunity (i.e., contains immune response cells)
What is a hematocrit?
A hematocrit is a means of measuring the volume of red blood cells typically separated by cetrifugation
You have just ran a hematocrit via centrifuge. When looking at the liqud portion (plasma) of the sample, what would you see?
Review: What portion (by volume) is the plasma?
You would see the following breakdown:
- Proteins 7%
- Salts 1%
- Organic Compounds 2%
- Water 90%
7% of plasma contains proteins. What are these proteins?
Albumin
Globulin (Alpha, Beta, Gamma)
Fibrinogen
Albumin is a protein found _____(a)_____ and it functions to _________(b)____________. It is produced by the __________(c)____________.
A: Plasma
B: Maintains pressure in the blood.
C: Liver
alpha, beta, and gamma glubulins are a protein found _____(a)_____ and it functions to _________(b)____________. Gamma is special because it is a ______(c)________.
A: Plasma
B: Diverse carrier and inflammation related proteins
C: Gammas - antibodies
fibrinogen is a protein found in _____(a)_____ and it functions to _________(b)____________.
A: Plasma
B: Key clotting factor
What is a “Buffy Coat”? Where would it be found?
What percentage of a hematocrite-formed elements does it consitute?
Buffy Coat - Leukocytes & Plateletes
1%
What is the “formed element equation”
Hematocrit + Buffy Coat
The total blood volume is ____ plasma.
A. 50%
B. 90%
C. 75%
D. 55%
D :55%
What are the formed elements of blood?
RBC
WBC (Gran/Agran)
Platelets
What tissue is this?
Erythrocyte (Red Blood Cell)
Connective Tissue
What is the composition of Blood (RBC Anatomy essenitally)?
- Plasma Membrane
- Cytoskeleton
- hemoglobin
- lipidsd/ATP
- Carbonic Anhydrase
What is the function of a RBC?
Gas exchange (CO2 & O2 Transport)
How would a RBC appear under a light microscope?
Eosionophilic
Biconcave disk (max. SA for gas exchange)
Center is light
What provides elasticity for passage through capillaries [RBC]?
Cytoskeleton RBS
What proteins would you find in the RBC cytoskeleton? (4 main ones)
- Spectrin
- Actin
- Ankyrin
- Tropomyosin
What is spectrin? Where is it found? What does a mutation cause?
Function: helps maintain biconcave shape of RBC
Found in RBC cytoskeleton
Mutations will yield spherocytosis
What is a band 3 protein-glycophorin do for blood?
It is a extracellular domain of form basis for blood types (ABO)
AKA chain of carbs that give your blood type
Identify the structure
Platelets
What are the functions of platelets?
- coagulate
- form plug
- prevent blood loss
What cell are platelets formed from?
Megakaryocytes (fragmentation)
How long do platelets circulate for?
~8 Days
What are the two regions noted on a slide for platelets?
- Hyalomer (light-stained outer region w/ cytoskeleton)
- Granulomere (darker stained inferior with granules)
Platelets have Granulomeres. What are within Granulomeres? (Seen on a scope)
Lyosomes
Secretory granules (contain ADP, ATP, serotonin growth factors and clotting substrates
What is a granulocyte vs. a agranulocyte
Granulocytes: leukocytes with visible granules in LM with specialized axure-containing dyes (Wright’s or Giesma)
Agranulocytes: cells without prominent granules
List the two types of Neutrophil granulocytes
specific granules
azurophilic granules
What are specific granules?
Specialized functional vesicles (secretory granules/part of phagocytic system) that binds dyes in a distinct manner
What are azurophilic granules?
Lysosomes - present in ALL granulocytes
What WBCs are granulocytes?
-phils are grany
- neutrophil*
- eosinophil*
- basophil*
What WBCs are agranulocytes?
- Monocyte*
- Lymphocyte*
You have conducted a differential White Blood Count on a patient. This patient is healthy and
has normal percentages of the different types of white blood cells. Give the normal or healthy
average for each WBC type.
Monocytes: 2-8%
Neutrophils: 40-75%
Eosinophils: 1-3%
Basophils: >1%
Lymphocytes: ~30% of WBC
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What are the functions of neutrophils?
Phagocytes of bacteria, fungi, & viruses
What are the first WBCs on site?
Neutrophils
What is the lifespan of a Neutrophil?
4 days
(hours - 4 days max)
What do neutrophils produce upon death?
Puss
What do neutrophils produce to immobilize bacteria? (i.e., stop the spread the bacteria throughout the body)
NET (Neutrophil extracellular trap)
How do neutrophils move out of the vasculature into CT?
via diapedesis
What is diapedesis?
cells become thin, elongate and move either between or through endothelial cells of capillaries
What are the functions of Eosionophils?
- Defense against parasitic worms
- Effector cells in allergic airway diseases
- Recruited to areas of chronic inflammation (release array of cytokines)
- Phagocytose antigen antibody complexes
What is the lifespand of eosinophils in BLOOD vs in TISSUE
Blood: 6-10 hours
Tissues: 8-12 Days