Lecture. 2 Flashcards
What is blood made of?
1) formed elements
2) plasma
3) Fibrin fibers ( only seen in clots )
What are the formed elements in blood?
- Erythrocytes
- Leukocytes
- Platelets
After centrifuge, what is the composition of blood?
1) 50% erythrocytes 2) 1% buffy coat ( antibodies) 3) 50% plasma
What is albumin and where is it made?
Made in liver
Maintains osmotic pressure in blood.
If albumin goes down, edema goes up
What are globulins and where are they made?
Globulins are transport molecules.
Gamma-globulins are antibodies.
-Important in immune response.
What are complement proteins and where are they made?
Made in liver.
Attack foreign invaders.
What are erythrocytes and what do they do?
Anaerobically generate energy by glycolysis.
- 7.5 µm diameter, anucleate,
- Filled with hemoglobin biconcave discs
- Lack cell organelles
- Men ~ 5 x 106/mm3
- Women ~ 4.5 x 106/mm3
- Lifespan ~ 120 days
- Removed by macrophagesin spleen, bone marrow and liver
- Transport O2 and CO2
What are reticulocytes and what do they do?
- 1-2% of circulating RBCs
- Contain residual ribosomes and other organelles
- Lower concentration of Hb compared to mature RBC
- Finish maturation to RBCs in blood circulation
What does the color of hemoglobin tell you?
- Hb + O2 ⇔ Oxyhemoglobin (Bright red)
- Hb + CO2 ⇔ Carbaminohemoglobin (Dark red)
- Hb + CO ⇒ Carboxyhemoglobin (Cherry red)
What are the two types of anemia?
- Anemia
- Hypochromic anemiaIron deficiencyBlood loss (replacement cells are made with less hemoglobin)
- Normochromic anemia ( normal color but less efficient in carrying oxygen)Sickle cell disease ( cells are more fragile and are recycled sooner)Hereditary spherocytosis Tend to be smaller because of defect in cytoskeleton gene. Not as efficient because of loss of shape.
- Polycythemia (erythrocytosis) Too much blood or RBCs. High altitude can do that. If it goes too high blood viscuosity goes up so much blood can’t make it through capillaries.
What are the granulocytes?
Neutrophilic granulocyte
Eosinophilic granulocyte
Basophilic granulocyte
What are the agranulocytes?
Neutrophilic granulocyte
Eosinophilic granulocyte
Basophilic granulocyte
What is a normal differential White Cell Count
Neutrophil … 3500-7000 per cubic millimeter … 60-70% of WBC
Eosinophil … 150-400 … 2-4%
Basophil .. 50-100 … <1%
Lymphocyte - 1500-2500 … 20-25%
Monocyte … 200-800 … 3-8%
What are the azurophilic primary granules?
ALL NEUTROPHILS
Various acid hydrolases
Lysozyme
Myeloperoxidase
Collagenase
Cathepsin
Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI)
Elastase
What are neutrophils and what do they do?
- 60-70% of circulating leukocytes
- 12-15 µm diameter
- Distinct multilobed segmented nucleus
- Neutrophilic granules
- Phagocytose microorganisms
- Barr body/drumstick appendage -Inactive X chromosome
- Band cell -0-3% of circulating leukocytes