Lecture 6 Flashcards
Prenatal period
Inherited antibodies (Abs) via placenta (passive)
Infancy
1st 6 months inherited immunity
very susceptible before 6 months
12-20 months form abs
Whooping cough
contagious respiratory disease, #1 passed form adults to child
Breast feeding
additional antibodies from mom
Childhood & Adolescence
Allergies
Constituents
WBC
Plasma
Platelets
RBC
Formed elements
Red component (serum) WBC & RBC
WBC
Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes Eosinophils Basophils
Plasma
measures glucose, insulin, hormones
water/protein/other solutes
Erythrocytes
transport hemoglobin
helps with clotting
has oxygen molecule & hemoglobin
Hemoglobin A1c
glucose affects integrity of RBC, indication is chronic hyperglycemia
RBC Mass
balance between production and destruction
120 days, track blood marker (A1c)
RBC is produced in…
bone marrow sternum pelvis vertebrae ribs
RBC is regulated by…
erythropoietin (EPO)
EPO is produced by…
kidneys
RBC production increases within…
24 hours
EPO lifespan…
4-12 days
RBC is increased in…
5 days
Factors that decrease oxygenation
Low blood volume Anemia Low hemoglobin Poor blood flow Pulmonary disease
Hematocrit
% volume of blood that is red cells
Men: 45%
Women: 40%
Hemoglobin
34 gm/100 ml red cells
15-16 (male) gm Hb/100 ml blood
13-14 (female) gm Hb/100 ml blood
Oxygen carrying capacity
gm Hg/100 ml blood * 1.34 O2/gm Hb
21 ml: men
19 ml: women
Where are RBC ingested?
spleen
What breaks down bilirubin?
Liver, if liver can’t break down the skin will turn yellowish, Jaundice
Iron is released from blood to…
Transferrin, to make more
Jaundice in infants due to…
baby’s physic system being hyperactive, producing excessive RBC
hemoglobin needs to gets excreted
circulatory system is playing catch up with the body
Anemia
deficiency of Hb
Polycythemia
increase RBC production
increase viscosity
increased cardiac work
Blood leukocytes (WBC)
1) directly destroying invader = phagocytosis
2) forming drones (antibodies/Abs), cell mediated system
Leukocytes
Granulocytes - Neutrophils - Eosinophils - Basophils Monocytes Lymphocytes - B, Ab mediated - T, Cell mediated
Platelets
own category, not RBC or WBC
helps with clotting
Granulocytes
65% - Neutrophils - Eosinophils - Basophils Formed in bone marrow
Monocytes
5%
tissue macrophages
formed in bone marrow
Lymphocytes
30%
formed in lymph tissue
Eosinophils
2%
active against parasites, skin diseases, chronic infections
phagocytic & immunomodulatory
decrease inflammation
Basophils
0.5%
similar to mast cells (heparin, histamine)
Release primarily histamine (allergic rxns)
Release due to binding of IgE (immunoglobin/antibodies)
Innate immunity
1) Phagocytosis of bacteria
2) Destruction of swallowed organism by acid secretions
3) Resistance of skin to invasion
* Attach and destroy
Phagocytosis
fastest way we can defend against foreign invader
Neutrophils & Macrophages - strongest