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Intro To Structure And Function Of Blood Flashcards

1
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What is blood made up of?

A

Plasma
Red cells
White cells and platelets

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2
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What is a blood film

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Same as blood smear

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3
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What basic cell organelles do red blood cells not contain?

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Nucleus
DNA (not an organelle but still)
RNA
Mitochondria

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4
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What is another name for a red blood cell?

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Erythrocytes

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5
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What is another name for a white blood cell?

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Leukocytes

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6
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What are the two types of white blood cell?

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Neutrophil and lymphocytes

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7
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Give some features of neutrophil

A

Polymorphonuclear (multilobed nucleus)

Granulocyte (prominent cytoplasmic granules)

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8
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Give the three types of granulocyte

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Neutrophil
Eosinophil
Basophil

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9
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How do you distinguish a neutrophil?

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Weakly staining

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10
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How do you distinguish an eosinophil?

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Stain red with eosin 1-4% white blood cell multinuclei within the cytoplasm

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11
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How do you distinguish a basophil?

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Stain blue/purple with basic dyes less than 0.5% of WBC

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12
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Give features of mononuclear cells

A

Lack granules

Large, regular nuclei

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13
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Give the two types of mononuclear cells

A

Monocytes

Lymphocytes

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14
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Give another name for a platelet

A

Thrombocytes

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15
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Give features of platelets

A

Cytoplasmic fragments
No nucleus
Membrane bound
Contains granules

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16
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Where do blood cells come from?

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Stem cells in bone marrow

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17
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What does plasma contain?

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Water
salt
proteins
Metabolites
Carbs
Lipids
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18
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Name the ionic constituents of plasma

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Positive: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and hydrogen
Negative: chloride, bicarbonates, phosphate, sulfate and organic anions

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19
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What is the difference between plasma and serum?

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Serum is plasma without the clotting factors

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20
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How much of plasma is protein?

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7-9%

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21
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How much of the plasma protein is albumin?

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90%

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22
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What does blood transport?

A

Carry oxygen/ nutrients to tissues
Remove CO2/ other waste substances from tissues
And other substances from sites of production ->sites of action

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23
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What in the blood is involved in immunity?

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White blood cells and plasma proteins

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24
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What in the blood is involved in clotting?

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Platelets and plasma proteins

25
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What is the blood’s role in homeostasis?

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Maintaining a pH of 7.4
Controlling distribution of water solutes
Distributing heat

26
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How do blood cells remove CO2 from body tissues?

A

Most CO2 carried as bicarbonate in plasma

RBC enzyme carbonic anhydrase helps CO2 to dissolve in plasma and in the tissues and come out of solution in the lungs

27
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What is the average life span of RBC’s?

28
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What is the average diameter of RBC’s?

A

8 micrometers

29
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What is the average thickness of RBC’s?

A

2 micrometers

30
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What is haemoglobin made up of?

A

2 alpha globin chains and two beta globin chains

31
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What type of iron atom does haemoglobin contain?

32
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What does oxygen + haemoglobin form?

A

Oxyhaemoglobin

33
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What colour is oxyhaemoglobin?

A

Bright red

34
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What colour is deoxyhaemoglobin?

35
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How does pulse oximetry work?

A

Measures the colour of haemoglobin and determines if the patient is hypoxic

36
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What is pulse oximetry?

A

The thing that measures oxygen saturation on your finger

37
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How many haemoglobin molecules are there in each RBC?

A

300 million (about 50% of space)

38
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What substances does plasma carry?

A

Lipids
Lipid soluble hormones and vitamins
Metal ions

39
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What do neutrophils do in the immune system?

A

Phagocytosis and kill bacteria and fungi

Main mediators of innate immunity

40
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What do lymphocytes do in the immune system?

A

Main mediators of acquired immunity
Produce antibodies
Kills virus infected cells

41
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What do eosinophils do in the immune system?

A

Kill parasites

Involved in allergic responses

42
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What do basophils do in the immune system?

A

Kill parasites
Involved in allergic responses
Involved in inflammation

43
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What do monocytes do in the immune system?

A

Phagocytosis of dead cells and pathogens

44
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What do immunoglobulins do in the immune system?

A

Act as antibodies against pathogens

45
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What do complement proteins do in the immune system?

A

Kill bacteria and other pathogens

Cooperated with immunoglobulins and WBCs

46
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What is the main role of platelets?

A

Haemostasis

47
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How do platelets mediate haemostasis (basic)

A

Recognise damage at blood vessel wall
Forms a platelet plug
Prevent/ stops bleeding

48
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How does plasma help in haemostasis?

A

Fibrinogen ->fibrin which forms a blood clot
Clotting factors control the process
Fibrin clot reinforces primary platelet plug

49
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What is the plasma homeostasis disturbed by?

A 
Disorders in:
Kidney
Liver
Lungs
Cardiovascular system
Endocrine organs
50
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What must be kept in safe limits in plasma?

A

pH, ion concentrations and protein concentrations

51
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What are you checking if you check the urea and electrolytes in the blood?

A

kidney functions

52
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What is the total blood volume in a 70kg male?

53
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How much plasma is there in a 70kg male?

A

2.5-3 litres

54
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What is a haemocrit?

A

Packed cell volume- total cell volume

55
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What is the normal haemocrit value?

56
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What does a full blood count include?

A 
Haemoglobin concentrations
Mean red cell volume 
Mean red cell haemoglobin content 
Haemocrit 
Total white blood cell count
57
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What is the haemoglobin concentrations used to diagnose?

58
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What is the total white blood cell count important in diagnosing?

A

Infections

59
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What are immunoglobulins made by?

A

B lymphocytes

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