Exam #3, Quiz 1 Flashcards
What does cells primarily reply on?
Oxygen
What is the normal body pH?
7.35-7.45
What are the four primary functions of blood? x4
- Transport oxygen and nutrients to all tissues
- Remove wastage products of cellular metabolism?
- Active in the bod’s defenses/ immune system
- Help maintain body homeostasis
What are the two separate circulatory systems and what does each do?
- Pulmonary circulation: allows the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
- Systemic circulation provides for the exchange of nutrients and waste between the blood ad the cells throughout the body
What do arteries do?
Transport blood back to the heart.
Blood flows
Arteries -> Arterioles -> Capillaries -> Venules -> Veins _> back to the heart -> lungs
What is in the larger veins that help push blood towards the heart
Valves
Why does blood flow in the wrings depend on?
Skeletal muscle action, respiratory movements, and gravity
What are the three layers of walls of arteries and veins made of?
- Inner layer: tunica intima, an endothelial layer
- Middle layer: Tunica media, a layer of smooth muscle that controls the diameter of lumen size (diameter) of the blood vessels
- Outer layer: tunica adventitious, or external, connective tissue later that contains elastic and collagen fibers
Capillary walls have a single endothelial later allows for easier transport into tissues
What is hematocrit levels and what do they do?
Number of cells in the blood
Proportion of cells in blood
Viscosity, thickness, of blood
Males average 42-52%
Females averages 37-48%
Elevated HCT- Dehydration of excess cells
Decrease HCT- blood loss or anemia
What is plasma?
Yellowish fluid remaining after cells are removed
What is plasma protein?
Albumin- maintains osmotic pressure. (Keeps fluid where its suppose to be)
Globulins and antibodies- immune response
Fibrinogen- clotting
Where do blood cells originate?
Red bone marrow
What are myeloid stem cells?
Precursors for RBCs, platelets, and granulocytes (Eosinophils, Basophils, and Neutrophils)
What are Lymphoid stem cells?
Precursors for B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, and natural killer cells
What is erythropoietin?
From the kidneys stimulates erythrocytes, rbc production. (Hematopoisesis) in response to tissue hypoxia
What does adequate RBC production and maturation depend on?
Amino acids, iron, Vitamin B12 and B6, Folic acid
When does hemoglobin become fully saturated?
With oxygen in the lungs
What color is oxyhemoglobin?
Bright red
Also is a good indicator for distinguishing the difference from arterial blood from venous blood
What happens as blood circulates through the body?
Oxygen dissociates from hemoglobin to enter tissues
Deoxygenated blood is dark blush’s red in color
Found in venous blood
What can oxygen easily be displaced from hemoglobin by?
Carbon monoxide, which binds tightly to the iron in place of oxygen, causing a fatal hypoxia, takes all four oxygen receptor sites
CO2 Poisoning can be recognized by the bright cherry red color in the lips and face
What is hemolysis of erythrocytes?
Excessive hemolysis or deconstruction of RBCs, as with hemolytic anemias, may cause elevated serum bilirubin levels»_space;> jaundice
What is leukopoiesis?
The production of WBCs, it is stimulated by colony stimulating CSFs produced by cells such as macrophages and T lymphocytes
What are lymphocytes? (B and T cells)
Immune response