Mace - Blood Flashcards
What is the pH of blood?
7.4
Temperature of blood relative to body temperature?
1 degree Celsius above body temp
What percentage of blood is made up by plasma?
55%
Plasma volume <55% indicates _______
dehydration
Plasma is what percent water?
95%
What are the formed elements in blood?
Erythrocytes, neutrophils, and platelets
What are the 3 major categories of plasma proteins?
Albumins, Globulins, and Fibrinogen
What is the most abundant plasma protein?
Albumins
What are the 3 types of globulins
Alpha, beta, and gamma globulins
What is the smallest type of globulin?
Alpha
What is the function of alpha and beta globulins?
Involved in transport and complement system
What is the function of gamma globulins?
Antibodies
Ig stands from immune globulin
Where are albumins and fibrinogen made?
Liver
All blood cells come from what cell?
Multipotent stem cell
Myeloid stem cells eventually become what 6 types of cells?
Erythrocytes Megakaryocytes (which make platelets) Basophils Eosinophils Neutrophils Monocytes
What types of white blood cells are granular leukocytes?
Basophils
Eosinophils
Neutrophils
Lymphatic stem cells become what 2 types of cells?
B lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
What cells make up the agranular leukoctyes?
Monocytes
B lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
What is the largest blood cell?
monocyte
Where are B lymphocytes processed?
Bone marrow
Where are T lymphocytes processed
Thymus
What hormone stimulates erythropoiesis?
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Do erythrocyte have organelles?
No
What is the structure of an erythrocyte?
Biconcave disc
What stimulates EPO production?
Hypoxemia
What is the benefit to the biconcave disc shape of erythrocytes?
Allows them to fold in half and fit in small capillaries
Allows more erythrocytes to fit in small capillaries allowing for more gas exchange