[2] Lecture 14-blood And Hemostasis Flashcards
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Blood is ___ % of the body’s weight
8
Ph range of blood
7.35-7.45
Blood - formed elements [calls/PLTs] =
Plasma
Plasma w/o blood-clotting proteins:
Serum
3 layers in heparinized and centrifuges blood:
Supernatant
Buffy coat
Precipitate
Supernatant
Plasma
Buffy coat
Leukocytes
Precipitate
Sedimented red blood cells
Average male blood stats
5-6 L
44-54% formed elements
47% hematocrit
Average Female blood stats
4-5 L
38-48% formed elements
42% hematocrit
3 types of blood proteins:
Fibrinogens
albumins
Globulins
Made in liver
Function in blood clotting
Target for thrombin
Fibrinogen
Made in liver
Exert major osmotic pressure on blood vessel walls
Albumin
Immunoglobulins
Globulins
Hormone that increases # of RBC-erythrocytes
Erythropoietin
4-5 x10^3/µL in males
3.5-5x10^3/µL in females
Norm RBC count
What organ produces erythropoietin?
Kidney
RBC are devoid of:
Granules and organelles
Major contents of RBCs:
Lipids, ATP, Carbonic anhydrase, hemoglobin
Proteins in RBCs:
50% are integral membrane proteins
Spectrin and actin are peripheral proteins
RBC have been useful for studying what?
Cortical cytoskeleton
Why’re RBC membranes and proteins easily isolated?
No nucleus or organelles
Principal determinant of cell shape in RBC?
Cortical cytoskeleton
No cytoskeletal components
Major structural protein in RBCs and is a member of the calponin family of actin-binding proteins.
Spectrin