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Functions of blood

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Transport of gases, nutrient, wastes…
Maintains homeostasis
Maintains osmotic balance
Regulates Body temperature
Protection from pathogens
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Composition of blood

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55% Plasma

45% cells

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Plasma

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  • mostly water, proteins, Ions, inorganic salts, gases
  • Tissue fluid: Plasma which leaks from capilarries into tissues
  • Lymph: tissue fluid which is collected through lymph capillaries
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Blood cells

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erythrocytes

Leukocytes

  • -> Granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils)
  • –> Agranulocytes (Lymphocytes, monocytes)
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Erythrocytes

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  • biconcave and flexible
  • life span: 120 days
  • Anisocytosis –> RBCs are of unequal size:
    >Normocytes: 6-9
    >Microcytes: less than 6
    > Macrocytes: more than 9

produced in red bone marrow and destroyed in Spleen, liver, red marrow or blood stream

erythrocytosis: abnormal increase in number
Anemia: abnormal decrease in number

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RBC membrane-associated proteins

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Antigens on Surface –> determine blood group

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Inner structure of RBC

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  • no nucleus and organelles!!!
  • 33% hemoglobin
    Hb is Globin and heme
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Functions of RBCs

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Transport of O2 and CO2
pH homeostasis
blood coagulation
Determination of blood groups

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Reticulocyte

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  • immature form of erythrocyte
  • larger, contains some organelles
  • amount can increase in anemia or hypoxia
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Platelets (Thrombocytes)

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  • boconvex, small
  • no nucleus
  • have processes when activated
  • derived from megakaryocyte in bone marrow
  • life span: 10 days
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Formation of platelets

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  • in cytoplasm of megakaryocytes: many invaginations –> PLATELET DEMARCATION CHANNELS
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Inner structure of platelet

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Hyalomere
(outer, structural Zone, with open tubular System, cytoskeleton of microtubules and microfilaments)

Granulomere
(inner, organelles Zone, dense tubular System with ribosomes and granules
Alpha granules: Fibrinogen, coagulation factors…
Delta granules: ADF, ATF
Lysosomes with Enzymes)

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Function of platelets

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  • Formation of blood clots
  • Prevention of blood loss

Coagulation –> degranulation of platelets

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Leukocytes

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–> perform their function in tissue!

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granulocytes

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  • spherical
  • Multi lobed nucleus –> POLYMORPHONUCLEUAR
  • contain Primary and secondary granules
  • phagocytose and degranulate
  • do not recirculate!!
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Primary granules

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  • characteristic for granulocytes and agranulocytes
  • 20% of all granules
  • are lysosomes with hydrolytic enzymes
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Secondary granules

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  • characteristic just for granulocytes

- specifically stained: pink/lilac in neutrophils, red in in eosinophils, blue in basophils

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Neutrophils

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  • 50-70%
  • Cytoplasm has Primary, secondary, tertiary and secretory granules
  • Multi-lobed nucleus
  • life span: 8-12 h in blood, 2-3 days in CT
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Pools of neutrophils

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Reserve pool: mature neutrophils in red bone marrow
Circulating pool: neutrophils in bloodstream
Marginated pool: neutrophils which are adherent to endothelial cells in small vessels

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Function of neutrophils

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  • phygocytosis of foreign agents
  • -> neutrophils are attracted by chemotactic Signals from Inflammation –> adhere to Endothelium, extend pseudopodia and leave blood
  • dead neutrophils are main component of pus
  • secretion:
    Interleukins –> Tumor necrosis factor Alpha
    Antibacterial and tssue breakdown tissue
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Neutrophili and Neutrophenia

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Neutrophilia: increase in neutrophil Count, in bacterial infections

Neutrophenia: decrease in Count, in viral infections

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Eosinophils

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1-4%

  • bilobed nucleus
  • Primary and secondary granules
  • life span: 8-18 h in blood, several days in CT
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Functions of eosinophils

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  • anti-parasitic activity
  • associated with allergic reactions and chronic Inflammation (inactivate histamine, phagocytose antigen-antibody complex)
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Basophils

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> 1%

  • Bilobed nucleus
  • Primary and secondary nucleus
  • life span: 3 days in blood, several days in CT
  • similar to mast cells (have a common precursor)
  • secondary granules contain histamine and heparin
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Functions of basophils
- in allergies and anaphylaxix - ->activated they undergo degranulation and initiate inflammatory Response - release of specific granules of basophils and mast cells on second exposure to certain Antigens leads to anaphylactic shock
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Agranulocytes
- spherical - unlobed nucleus --> MONONUCLEAR (Gegenteil von polymorphonucleuar) - contain only Primary granules (lysosomes) - do not phagocytose! Lymphocytes and Monocytes
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Lymphocytes
20-30% - small, medium and large (about 90% are small) - contains mainly mitochondria, free ribosomes, Primary granules - life span. few to several years - can proliferate and recirculate!!!!
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Functional classification of lymphocytes
T lymphocytes: differentaite in Thymus, responsible for cellular immunity B lymphocytes: for humoral immunity, may differentiate into Plasma cells Natural Killers.: rapid cytotoxic Response to VIRALLY infected cells and Tumor cells
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Monocytes
3-10% Largest - small Primary granules and mitochondria - life span: 1-2 days in blood, as macrophages months to years in CT - kindey shaped nucleus
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Functions of monocytes
- in tissues differentiate into macrophages | - give rise to macrophage phagocytic system
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Functions of macrophages
- phagocytosis as defense or cleaup - Antigen presentation (present Antigen to helper T) --> are called Antigen presenting cells APCs - secretion of cytokines
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Leukogram
1. Neutrophils (40-60%) 2. Lymphocytes (20-40%) 3. Monocytes (3-10%) 4. Eosinophils (1-4%) 5. Basophils (>1%) "never let Monkeys eat bananas" in Children: more leukocytes in General and more lymphocytes until year 4
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Blood cell development
Hematopoiesis - Erythropoiesis - Trhombopoiesis - Leukopoiesis normally occurs in red bone marrow, but lmyphocytes are also formed in lmypahtic tissue
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Embryonic and fetal heamopoiesis phases
Yolk sac Phase hepatic Phase Medullary phase
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Yolk sac haemopoiesis
- blood Islands in Mesoderm of yolk sac | - during 3-5th weeks: extraembryonic and intravascular
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Hepatic haemopoiesis
- haemopoietic stem cells migrate into fetal Organs 5th week: liver 8th week: Thymus 12th week: Spleen intraembryonic and extravascular
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Medullary haemopoiesis
- starts during 3rd month - during 3rd Trimester - in red bone marrow
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Monophyletic theory
- all blood cells reive from common hemopoietic stem cell (HSC) or pluripotential stem cell (PPSC) - from HSC: common myleoid progentiro (CMP) and common lymphoid progenitor (CLP) - CMP and CLP from Colony forming Units (CFU) - from CMP: > CFU-E/M (erthrocyte and megakaryocyte progenitor) > CFU-G/M (granulocyte and monocyte progenitor) - from CLP: CFU-Ly (lmyphocyte progenitor)
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Maturation of blood cells
- decrease in size (exception is megakaryocytes) - Chromatin condensation - future erythrocytes fill with hemoglobin - future granulocytes produce Primary and seconary granules - future monocytes produce Primary granules - future lymphocytes enter blood and undergo extensive maturation in immune organs
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Erythropoiesis stages
1. Proerythroblast 2. Basophilic erythroblast 3. Polychromatophilic eryhtroblast 4. Orhtochromatophilic eryhtroblast 5. Reticulocyte 6. Erythrocyte
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Proerythroblast (stage)
- large - light nucleus - basophilic cytoplasm - divides
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Basophilic erythroblast (stage)
- less in Diameter | - basophilic
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Polychomatophilic erythroblast (stage)
- intesive Synthesis of Hb - Basophilic ribosomes and acidophilic Hb - last form that is able to divide
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Orthochomatophilic erythroblast (stage)
- organelles disappear!!! - Acidiphilic cytoplasm - Extrusion of nucleus!
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Reticulocyte (stage)
- few ribosomes which look like basophilic network
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Eryhtrocyte (stage)
- rate of eryhtropoiesis is controlled by Erythropoietin secreted by kidney
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Thrombopoiesis stages
1. Megakaryoblast 2. Promegakaryocyte 3. Megakaryocyte 4. Thrombocytes (platelets)
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Megakaryoblast (stage)
- round, unsegmented nucleus | - divides
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Promegakaryocyte (stage)
- larger in Diameter - endomitosis (mitosis without cytoplasmic and nucleic division) - rate of division controlled by thrombopoietin secreted by kidney and liver
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Megakaryocyte
- large, dense and multilobed nucleus - 3 zones of cytoplasm >Perinuclear: organelles and nucleus >Intermediate: demarcation canals >Marginal Zone: platelets are shedding
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Granulopoiesis stages
1. Myeloblast 2. Promylocyte 3. Myelocyte 4. metamyelocyte 5. Stab or band form of neutrophil 6. Neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil
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Myeloblast (stage)
- round nucleus | - divides
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Promyelocyte (stage)
- oval nucleus - development of Primary granules - divides
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Myelocyte (stage)
- oval nucleus - development of secondary granules - last form that is able to divide
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Metamyelocyte (stage)
- kindey-form nucleus | - number of secretory granules increases
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Stab or band form of neutrophil (stage)
- horeshoe shaped nucleus | - tertiary and secretory granules
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Mature form of granulocytes (stage)
- segmented nucleus (3-5 in neutrophil, 2 in eosinophil, 2 in basophil) - rate is controlled by grwoth factorws and cytokines
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mast cells / stages
1- Mastoblast 2- Promastocyte (into tissue) 3- Mast cell
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Monopoiesis stages
1. Monoblast 2. Promonocyte 3. Monocyte
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Monoblast (stage)
- round nucleus | . divides
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Promonocyte (stage)
- development of Primary granules | - divides
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Monocyte (stage)
- circulate in blood | - migrate into tissues and differentiate into macrophage
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Lymphopoiesis stages
1- Lmyphoblast 2-Prolymphocyte 3- Lympocyte
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Lymphoblast (stage)
- round nucleus | - divides
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Prolmyphocyte (stage)
- development of Primary granules | - divides
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Lymphocyte (stage)
- recirculates in blood and lmyph | - undergoes divisions and final maturation in immune Organs

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