WK 2 Chapter 3- hematopoietic function Flashcards
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what are thrombocytes?
platelets
what are leukocytes?
all the WBCs
what are lymphocytes?
a type of leukocytes (type of WBC)
What are erythrocytes?
red blood cells
what is the function of erythrocytes?
full of oxygen: travel out of tissues–> offload their oxygen–> gather some carbon dioxide–> then come back to the lungs to get more oxygen
what is hemostasis?
stoppage of blood flow
what is an example of normal hemostasis?
when it seals a blood vessel to prevent blood loss and hemorrhage–> i.e. a cut or damage to vessel
what is an example of abnormal hemostasis?
when it causes abnormal clotting (stroke) or it is insufficient to stop blood flow
what is the goal of oxygen getting into the cells?
put it into cells with glucose to create energy
what is the function of platelets?
help clot areas that are damamged
What are the 5 stages of hemostasis with a cute?
- vessel spasm (decrease blood loss by slowing blood flow to that area)
- formation of platelet plug (now the vessel stops spasming)
- blood coagulation (platelet/RBC join onto plug to form more of a clot)
- Clot retraction (clot retracts to bring healthy tissue closer together, starts to heal)
- Clot Dissolution (clot breaks down, new tissue forms over that area. Macrophages eat debris, fibroblast form new fibers)
Describe the clotting cascades?
PROthrombin will turn into thrombin–> thrombin activates fibrinogen to turn into fibrin–> fibrin forms fibers to go over the clot–>platelets and RBCs attach to fibrin & they all cover the cut or damage to form a clot (i.e. thrombus).
what does thrombin do?
activates fibrinogen to turn into the active form of fibrin
what is prothrombin?
the inactive form of thrombin
what is fibrinogen?
the inactive form of fibrin
why do we need inactive and active forms of fibrin?
if we only had fibrin floating around in our blood (activated for clotting) we would be forming clots all the time. That is why we need thrombin to activate fibrinogen to turn into fibrin.
what is the short order of the creation of platelet plug?
Prothrombin–>thormbin–>fibrinogen–>fibrin
what is leukopenia?
decreased levels of WBCs
what is leukocytosis?
increased levels of WBCs
what % of blood is neutrophils? what do they do?
~70%, fight bacteria
what % of the blood is lymphocytes? what do theydo?
~30%, they fight viral infections
what % of the blood is monocytes? what do they do?
~7%, they turn into macrophages
what % of the blood is eosinophils? what do they do?
~3%, seen in antigen-antibody complexes and parasitic infections
what % of the blood is basophils? what do they do?
~1%, release histamine (happens during immune response)