Plasma Flashcards
What are the fluid compartments?
Intracellular
Extracellular
Blood plasma
Transcellular fluid
which compartment comprises the majority of fluid?
Intracellular compartment
What is the primary component of extracellular fluid?
Interstitial fluid
What is the purpose of interstitial fluid?
Concerns the transport of oxygen and nutrients to cells, in addition to assisting with the removal of cellular metabolic waste products
How is interstitial fluid drained?
Drained by a series of lymphatic. vessels, further constituting as lymph
What are the secondary lymph organs?
Lymph nodes
What is plasma?
The liquid component of blood and lymphatic fluid; plasma is devoid of cells
What does plasma contain?
Plasma contains proteins and antibodies
What separates plasma from red blood cells during centrifugation?
Buffy coat
What does a buffy coat contain?
Buffy coat contains leukocytes and platelets
What is Apheresis?
A technique involving donor blood being collected and subjected under centrifugation. Used for diagnostic purposes.
Elevated levels of certain molecules provide biomarkers for disease
What are the two major groups of proteins present within the plasma?
Serum albumin
Globulins
What is the most abundant plasma protein?
Serum albumin
Name the five variants of globulins:
Apha-1-2
Beta 1-2
Gamma globulin
Where is serum albumin synthesized?
Within the liver