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Lecture 13: COMPOSITION AND GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD Flashcards

1
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What are the general functions of blood?

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Transport, Immune and Coagulation

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What does the blood transport?

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Oxygen, water, nutrients, carbon dioxide, waste products, ions, heat, hormones, coagulation factors and immune cells

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What does the blood transport which is needed by cells?

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Oxygen, water and nutrients

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4
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What does the blood transport to be broken down and removed?

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Carbon dioxide and waste products

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5
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What are ions in the blood associated with?

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pH and homeostasis

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6
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How does heat get into the blood?

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A product of oxidative reactions in cells

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7
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What are hormones in the blood needed for?

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To coordinate the activity of organs of the body

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8
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What is the immune function of blood needed for?

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Fighting infection and production of the immune response

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9
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What is the immune response largely via?

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White blood cells

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10
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What is coagulation needed for?

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To prevent bleeding

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11
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How does coagulation occur?

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Via platelets and coagulation factors in the plasma

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12
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What does blood consist of?

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Plasma and formed elements

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13
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What amount is plasma?

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55%

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14
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What amount is formed elements?

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45%

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15
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What is blood volume typically proportional to?

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Lean body mass

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16
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How many ml of blood per kg?

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60-80

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17
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What makes up the plasma?

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Plasma proteins (7%), other solutes (1%) and water (92%)

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What are the plasma proteins?

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Albumins, globulins, fibrinogen, enzymes and hormones

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19
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What do albumins do?

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Maintain osmotic pressure

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20
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What do globulins do?

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Immune response

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21
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What does fibrinogen do?

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Coagulation factor

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22
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What doe enzymes and hormones do?

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Lots of functions, varies by person

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23
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What are the other solutes?

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Electrolytes, organic nutrients and organic wastes

24
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What do electrolytes do?

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Maintain pH and ion balance

25
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What are organic nutrients needed for?

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Cells need these to function

26
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What are organic wastes for?

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Cells are getting rid of this

27
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What is the main component of plasma?

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Water

28
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What can water in the plasma do?

A

Hold a lot of heat

29
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What makes up the formed elements?

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Platelets (<0.1%), White blood cells (<0.1%) and red blood cells (99.9%)

30
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What are platelets?

A

Cell fragments that participate in clotting (coagulation) to stop bleeding

31
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What are white blood cells?

A

Immune response and defence mechanisms which seek and destroy invading pathogens

32
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What are red blood cells?

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By far the most common cell found in blood. Highly specialised to transport oxygen

33
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What is hematopoiesis?

A

The formation of blood cells

34
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Where is hematopoiesis initiated?

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In the red bone marrow which contains hemocytoblasts

35
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What are hemocytoblasts?

A

The progenitors for all blood cells

36
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What is erythropoietin (EPO)?

A

The stimulating chemical to produce more red blood cells

37
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What is the shape of RBC’s/erythrocytes?

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Biconcave disc

38
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What does the shape of RBC’s mean?

A

Large surface area: volume ration which allows efficient diffusion of gases. Also flexibility for movement through narrow capillaries

39
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What do RBC’s contain?

A

A large amount of haemoglobin (1/3 of weight)

40
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What do RBC’s use to bind oxygen?

A

Iron as part of the heme structure

41
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How many heme suits in a haemoglobin?

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Four, so each haemoglobin van bind four oxygen molecules

42
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What determines oxygen carrying capacity?

A

The amount of haemoglobin and red blood cells

43
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What does centrifuged blood do?

A

Separate into its main components by weight

44
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What is hematocrit or packed cell volume (PCV)?

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The fraction of blood occupied by red blood cells

45
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What is the hematocrits range for men?

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0.4-0.54

46
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What is the hematocrits range for women?

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0.37-0.47

47
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What is the Buffy coat?

A

The white blood cells and platelets (not always visible)

48
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What is low hematocrits?

A

Anemic

49
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What is high hematocrit?

A

Polycythemic

50
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What is erythropoiesis?

A

Generation of red blood cells

51
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What is required for erythropoiesis?

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Iron so that haemoglobin can be made

52
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What is RBC production controlled by?

A

Homeostatic mechanism involving erythropoietin (EPO)

53
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What happens when oxygen levels are lower in the atmosphere?

A

There is less oxygen delivered to places throughout the body

54
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What is decreased oxygen levels sensed by?

A

The kidneys and in response more EPO is produced to increase the amount of RBC and therefore oxygen carrying capacity

55
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What improves the rate of erythropoiesis?

A

testosterone

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