Lecture 6: Blood Flashcards
Which cells are permanent residents in CT proper?
Fibroblasts
Which cells are found in specialized CT? (3)
- Macrophages
- Adipose cells
- Mast cells
Which cells are found in embryonic CT?
Mesenchymal stem cells
Which wandering/transient cells migrated from the blood-specialized CT? (6)
- Lymphocytes
- Plasma cells (mature B-cells)
- Neutrophils
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
- Monocytes
What did macrophages originate from?
- Originated from the blood as monocytes which migrated to tissues
- macrophages/monocytes = know pair
______ are functionally related to ______ and both are derived from the same blood hematopoietic stem cell precursor
Mast cells/basophils = know pair
The blood consists of which types of cells (3)?
- Erythrocytes = RBCs
- Leukocytes = WBCs
- Platelets = thrombocytes
Which portion of blood consists of clotting factors?
plasma
What makes up plasma and what are their functions (3)?
- Albumin (protein) = maintains osmotic pressure
- Globulins = non-immune and immunoglobulins IgG (most abundant), IgA (mucosal), IgD, IgE (allergies/helminths), IgM (1st made)
- Fibrinogen = blood coagulation
When blood is placed in a tube and put through a centrifuge, what are the 3 layers that it separates into?
- Plasma: protein and clotting factors = 50% of the sample
- Buffy coat: leukocytes (WBCs) + platelets= 1% of sample
- Erythrocytes (RBCs) = 40% of sample
Do males or females have more blood?
Males > Females
When blood is removed without anticoagulants, what 2 layers are the result?
1. Serum = plasma that does NOT have fibrinogen (clotting factor)
2. Blood clot = fibrinogen (clotting factor) + blood cells
What is hematocrit?
The volume of packed erythrocytes in a sample of blood
A normal hematocrit for males is ____%.
39 - 50%
A normal hematocrit for females is ____%
35 - 45%
What is the thin layer of leukocytes called that is between the sedimented erythrocytes and the supernatant light-colored plasma?
buffy coat
What are the anticoagulants used when blood is collected (2)?
- sodium citrate
- heparin
Serum is a plasma that lacks what?
lacks coagulation factors such as fibrinogen
What is colloid osmotic pressure?
- assures that the correct proportion of blood to tissue fluid volume
- pulls fluid into blood where protein concentration is high = fluid wants to dilute the blood
What happens if albumin leaks out of the blood vessels into the loose CT (or is lost from blood to urine)?
- colloid osmotic pressure of the blood decreases and fluid accumulates in the tissues = fluid does not want to move into blood with low concentration
- often manifested in swelling of ankles = edema
What is blood stained with?
Wright’s stain
What structures do basic dyes stain (3)?
- nuclei
- granules of basophils
- cytoplasmic RNA
What structures do acidic dyes stain (2)?
- erythrocytes = stain pink b/c no nuclei
- granules of eosinophils
Erythrocytes are _________ which means that they do not have a nucleus.
anucleate
What do erythrocytes contain?
hemoglobin = protein that binds oxygen and carbon dioxide
What is the shape of erythrocytes
biconcave discs
Why do erythrocytes stain strongly with eosin? What color do they stain?
- stain strongly due to high concentration of hemoglobin
- stain pink
How many days do erythrocytes circulate in the blood?
120 days
What is the function of erythrocytes?
transport oxygen and carbon dioxide due to hemoglobin
Why is the disc shape of erythrocytes better than any other cell shape?
- increase surface area = more area to bind O2 and CO2
- facilities gas exchange
Which type of hemoglobin is more prevalent in adults?
- HbA = 96%
Which type of hemoglobin is the main type in a fetus?
- HbF
- ~<1% in adults
How is sickle cell disease caused?
- single point mutation in the gene that encodes beta-globin chain of hemoglobin A (HbA)
- sickle hemoglobin = HbS
What is the function of spectrin?
cross link actin filaments with each other
What are peripheral membrane proteins? (1)
(Erythrocyte membrane organization)
- Spectrin = they are organized into a hexagonal lattice network composed of cytoskeleton proteins
What are integral membrane proteins? (2)
(Erythrocyte membrane organization)
- (Glycophorin and Band 3) have attached antigens: A, B, or 0 (glycophorins and glycolipids) = determine blood groups
What causes Jaundice and what is the result?
- excessive breakdown of RBCs
- excess of the pigment bilirubin
- yellowing of skin or the sclera
What causes hereditary spherocytosis? What is its shape?
- mutation of proteins in ankyrin complex
- spherical shape
What causes hereditary elliptocytosis? What is its shape?
- mutation of spectrin molecules
- elliptical shape
Which type of leukocytes (1) contain primary (azurophilic) and secondary (specific) granules?
granulocytes
Which type of leukocytes (1) contain only primary (azurophilic) granules?
agranulocytes
Which type of leukocytes (3) are granulocytes?
- neutrophils
- eosinophils
- basophils
Which type of leukocytes (2) are agranulocytes?
- lymphocytes
- monocytes
Which WBC is the most abundant?
neutrophils