L6 Blood Flashcards
What are the Embryonic Connective Tissue ?
Mesenchyme and Mucous CT
Adult Connective Tissue Proper:
- Loose CT, Dense Irregular CT, and Dense Regular CT
Specialized Connective Tissue
- Cartilage, Bone, Adipose Tissue, Blood, Hematopoietic Tissue, and Lymphatic Tissue
Blood
is a fluid specialized connective tissue which consists of cells and an extracellular components
What are the permanent residents ?
- Fibroblasts, Macrophages, Adipose cells, Mast cells ,and Mesenchymal Stem Cells
What are the transient cells that migrate from the blood specialized CT ?
- Lymphocytes. Plasma cells, Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, and Monocytes
Blood consists of ?
red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets and protein-rich plasma
What are the major proteins in the plasma ?
- albumin, globulins ( non-immune and immunoglobulins), and Fibrinogen
What happens when blood is removed from the circulatory system without addition of anticoagulants ?
It will separate into blood clot and serum
Blood Clot
contains formed elements such as fibrin network ( an insoluble protein) with trapped cells
Serum
is plasma that lacks coagulation factors such as fibrinogen ( soluble protein)
Albumin
maintains pressure on the blood vessel wall
“Colloid Osmotic Pressure”
which assures the correct proportion of blood to tissue fluid volume
What happens to the colloid osmotic pressure when albumin leaks out of the blood vessels into the LCT ?
- Decreases and Fluid Accumulates into the tissues
Basic Dyes
- nuclei, granules of basophils, and cytoplasmic RNA
Acid Dyes
- erythrocytes and granules of eosinophils
Erythrocytes Morphology
are very elastic and deformable and can pass through the smallest blood vessels and narrowest capillaries
What do the erythrocytes contain?
- contain hemoglobin
How long do the erythrocytes circulate in the blood for ?
120 days
What does the erythrocytes transport ?
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the lungs and other tissues
What is unique about the disk shape in the erythrocytes ?
- facilitates the gas exchange
- allows more hemoglobin molecules to be close to the plasma membrane
What is the most prevalent hemoglobin group type in adults ?
- 2 alpha and 2 bets chains
What is the main type in the fetus ?
- 2 alpha and 2 gamma
What causes Sickle Cell Disease?
- single point mutation in the gene that encodes beta-globin chain of hemoglobin A (HbA)
Why may the sickle cells lead to obstruction in the vessels ?
- adhere more readily to endothelial surface
- pile in the capillaries
- deprive some parts of the tissues from oxygen and nutrients
What is a consequence of sickle cell anemia ?
stroke
Spectrin
actin-cross-linking proteins , that cross link actin filaments with each other
Erythrocytes Membrane Organization
consists of peripheral membrane proteins and integral membrane proteins
Peripheral Membrane Proteins
composed of cytoskeleton proteins, spectrin
Integral Membrane Proteins
determine blood groups, have attached antigens: A,B,O
Jaundice
yellowing of the skin or the sclera due to excess of the pigment bilirubin because of excessive breakdown of red blood cells
What are the hereditary defects in the erythrocytes ?
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Hereditary Elliptocytosis
Hereditary Spherocytosis
spherical shape, mutation of proteins in ankyrin complex
Hereditary Elliptocytosis
- elliptical shape; mutation of spectrin molecules
What are the granulocytes ?
- have granules that stain specifically with certain dyes
- neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils