LEC EXAM #2 CHP. 5 Flashcards
Blood is composed of:
55% plasma + 45% formed elements
What are formed elements?
- RBCs or erythrocytes (99%)
- WBCs or leukocytes (1%)
- Platelets or thrombocytes (1%)
How do formed elements develop?
Via hematopoiesis
Blood pH:
7.35-7.45
What are 4 functions of blood functions?
- transportation
- regulates Ph
- defends against pathogens
- body temp
What is the normal distribution value for neutrophils?
45-75%
What is the normal distribution value for lymphocytes?
20-30%
What is the normal distribution value for monocytes?
10%
What is the normal distribution value for eosinophils?
2-5%
What is the normal distribution value for basophils?
1%
Plasma without the formed elements is:
Serum
Plasma is: (%)
92% water
7% proteins
Plasma proteins:
- Albumin
- Globulins
- Fibrinogen
What is hematopoiesis?
Stem cells in bone marrow give rise to formed elements
Albumin:
- most abundant in plasma
- made in liver
- negatively charged
- create osmotic pressure
- keeps plasma conc. at .9%
Globulins:
Transport proteins and lipoproteins
Fibrinogen:
Blood clotting
Functions of formed elements:
RBCs- transport oxygen
WBCs- immune system
Platelets- blood clotting
Sickle cell anemia:
Defect in the heme form and form a sickle shaped RBC
Where is Hgb produced?
In the bone marrow of long bones
Hemoglobin is made of:
Four subunits, each contains a heme group + Fe that each bind to an O2 molecule, so four O2 molecules all together
Fetal hemoglobin:
- Different form of hemoglobin than adults
- Higher affinity for oxygen then mom’s Hgb
What is the Hbg saturation curve?
- Hgb subunits show positive cooperative binding
- One O2 bound causes another O2 to bind-> domino effect until all four molecules are bound
The binding of O2 to hemoglobin occurs only when:
- pH high
- cold temp
- ow O2
- RBCs release CO2 (low CO2)
- red color: oxyhemoglobin
When does hemoglobin release O2?
- pH low (more acidic=more protons)
- high CO2
- Hgb releases O2 (low O2)
- high temp
- purple color: deoxyhemoglobin
RBCs do not have:
a nucleus
mitochondria
As temp increases what happens to the affinity of Hgb?
Where?
Decreases the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen because Hgb likes to bind Co2 when warmer
As temp decreases what happens to the affinity of Hgb?
Where?
Increases the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen because Hgb likes to bind O2 when colder
Increase in pH:
Hemoglobin wants to bind O2, release CO2
Where does the binding of oxygen to hemoglobin occur?
Pulmonary capillaries
What is the Bohr effect?
The effect pH has on hemoglobin’s saturation curve because of the CO2
When there is excess CO2, we have:
Excess H+/protons-> more acidic
Decrease in pH:
Hemoglobin wants to bind CO2, release O2
Decrease in CO2:
causes LEFT shift (increased affinity) in oxyhemoglobin curve: decrease leads to an increase in pH.
Increase in CO2:
causes RIGHT shift (decreased affinity) in oxyhemoglobin curve: leads to a decrease in pH
When O2 is high:
- high pH in lungs (more basic)
- Hgb bind O2 easier
When tissues produce excess CO2:
- low pH (more acidic)
- Hgb releases O2 easier
Where does Hematopoiesis occur in fetuses?
Yolk sac, liver, and spleen
Where does Hematopoiesis occur in adults?
In myeloid tissue (red bone marrow)
If H+ binds to albumins:
doesn’t change the pH
Excess protons are:
an acid