Exam 1 Flashcards
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What is distribution of blood?
transports O2- nutrients, CO2, wastes
Blood regulation
maintain body temperature (temp of blood is 100.4), blood volume (blood volume= aver. 5 liters), Blood pH (7.35-7.45) (main blood buffer that regulates the pH= carbmicacid-bicarbmate buffer)
Regulation
against blood loss (platelets, clotting proteins), against infection (WBC, antibodies, complement proteins)
temp of blood
100.4 degrees F
blood pH
7.35-7.45
blood volume
average of 5 liters
what are the components of blood?
55% Plasma- Fluid Component
Less than 1% Buffy Coat- contains WBC and Platelets
45% is RBCs-> Hematocrit= percentage of whole blood made of RBC
formed elements of the blood
RBCs (erythrocytes)- 45%
WBCs(leukocytes)- Buffy coat
Platelets (thrombocytes) - Buffy Coat
what makes nearly all the plasma proteins except hormones and antibodies
liver
what is the most abundant plasma protein
albumin
what is hemopoiesis
blood cell formation (in red bone marrow)
what hormone stimulates RBC production (erythropoiesis)
stimulated by erythropoietin-hormone- made by the kidneys
what hormone stimulates Platelet production (thrombopoiesis)
stimulated by thrombopoietin- hormone – made by the liver
what hormone stimulates WBC production (leukopoiesis)
stimulated by interleukins, colony-stimulating factors
what is the Reticulocyte count
(percentage of red blood cells that are reticulocytes): 1-2% - measure the rate of erythropoiesis
what is the structure of hemoglobin
4 heme- oxygen binding portion (with iron in each heme)
Globin= protein portion
2 alpha chains
2 beta chains
how many hemoglobin are in the RBC
250 million hemoglobin in each RBC
X 4 O2 per hemoglobin= 1 billion oxygens carried by each red blood cell
Life cycle of RBC
Red bone marrow forms reticulocytes
1-2 days= mature RBC- circulates 100-120 days
Spleen is the graveyard for dead and damaged old RBCs
What does the liver do with bilirubin
Liver removes bilirubin (yellow) by dumping it into the digestive system in the form of bile
When the liver does not dispose of bilirubin it can cause jaundice
how is iron stored in the body
Iron is stored as ferritin
Iron is transported by attaching to a protein called transferrin
RBC size, volumes, and lifespan
4-6 million RBCs per microliter of whole blood
Biconcave shape, 7.5-8 micrometer in diameter
1-2 days for full maturity- 100-120 days circulating
what are eyrthrocytes and their function
RBCs are incomplete cells lacking nucleus and organelles -transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
what are leukocytes and what is their function
WBC are in the buffy coat and provide immunity- 5,000-10,000 WBCs per microliter of blood
Characteristics of WBCs
Emigration-can leave capillary (microscopic blood vessels)
Chemotaxis- attracted to specific chemicals
Most engulf by phagocytosis- engulf and destroy pathogens