Immune System Flashcards
List the components of blood and their percentages.
Plasma (55%), Buffy Coat (WBCs and platelets) < 1%, RBCs (hematocrit) 45%
Volume of Blood in males and females
Male 5-6 Liters; Females 4-5 Liters
3 Functions of Bloods
Distribution, Regulation, Protection
Components of Blood Plasma
90% water + over 100 solutes
Plasma proteins- Albumins, globulins, blood clotting proteins, other
pH of Human Blood
7.4
Albumin
Plasma components, produced by liver, exerts osmotic pressure to maintain water balance
Globulins (alpha, beta)
Transport proteins that bind to lipids, metals ions, and fat-soluble vitamins
Globulins (gamma)
Plasma protein; antibodies released primarily by plasma cell during immune response
Clotting Proteins
Plasma proteins, includes fibriogen and prothombrin produced by liver;
Other plasma proteins
metabolic enzymes, antibacterial proteins (such as complement), hormones
Erythrocytes
Red blood corpuscles, anucleate, biconcave discs, large surface area for gas exchange
97% hemoglobin, no mitochondria
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Tetramer- two alpha and two beta
Most blood oxygen binds to this
Iron (Fe) in middle
How many oxygen molecules per RBC
1 Billion O2 molecules
How much CO2 is dissolved in plasma?
80%
Leukocytes go to sites of ….
Injury, Inflammation, or infection
Leukocyte Function
Control disease by mediating inflammation and the immune response
Leukocyte Movements
Diapedesis (movement out of blood vessel ) Ameboid movement (locomotion outside) Positive chemotaxis (cytoclesis)- following a chemical trail
Two division of leukocytes
Granulocytes, Agranulocytes
Types of Granulocytes
Neutrophils, Eosinophil, Basophil
Neutrophil
3-7 lobes in nucleus
Most numerous WBC
Elevated w/ bacterial infection
Pus= dead neutrophil
Eosinophil
2 lobes in nucleus
Help with inflammatory reaction, extracellular parasites
Exocytosis of digestive enzymes
Basophil
2 lobes in nucleus (both granule and nucleus stain blue)
Rarest leukocytes
Granule contain histamine
Two types of Agranular Leukocytes
Monocytes, lymphocytes
Monocytes
Highly phagocytic
Become macrophages in tissues (triple in size)
Always dimpled on a slide
Lymphocytes
Smallest WBCs
B cells (humoral immunity)
T cells (cellular immunity)
95% or more of cell is nucleus
Names of Leukocytes from Most common to least common
Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes Eosinophils Basophils (Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas)
Two component of immune system
Innate- nonspecific, internal and external
Adaptive- specific, cellular & humoral
Types of Innate Defenses
Surface Barriers (skin mucous membrane) Phagocytes (monocytes, neutrophils) Natural Killer Cells Inflammation Antimicrobial proteins (Interferon, Complement)