BLOOD

Functions of blood

Transport, regulation of pH and electrolytes, restricts fluid losses, defense, and stabilize body temperature

Methods of collecting and analysis of blood

Venipuncture, peripheral capillaries, and arterial puncture

Centrifugation

Spins the blood so quickly that it separates

Blood after centrifugation; top to bottom

Plasma, white blood cells/platelets, and red blood cells

Hematocrit

(Volume of red blood cells)/(Total volume)

Percent of plasma

55%

Percent of platelets and white blood cells

<1%

Percent of red blood cells

45%

Serum

90% H20, 8% protein, 2% hormones

Whole blood

All parts of the blood

Plasma

Plasma proteins+ground substance (serum)

Plasma proteins

Albumin
Globulin
Fibrinogen

Albumin

Transports fatty acids, maintain isotonic solution

Globulin

Immunoglobulin (antibodies)

Fibrinogen

Form blood clots; becomes fibrin-an insoluble protein

Another name for Red Blood Cells

Erythrocytes

Function of Red Blood Cells

Transport O2 and CO2

Structure of Red Blood Cells

Biconcave Disc

Rouleaux

Stacks of red blood cells

Function of rouleaux

To prevent red blood cell clods in capillaries

What do red blood cells lack in order to fit O2 and CO2?

Organelles

Structure of hemoglobin

4 globin with a heme in the middle of each, iron attaches at the heme

Type of structure of hemoglobin

Quaternary

Where does O2 connect on a red blood cell?

Iron

Where does CO2 connect on a red blood cell?

Globin

Red blood cells cannot

Divide

Lifespan of a red blood cell

120 days

Where are red blood cells formed?

Bone marrow

Why does oxygen attack to iron?

It is slightly negative

Sickle Cell Anemia

When defective hemoglobin loses O2 they change the shape of the cell, causing clots and oxygen deficiency.

Granulocytes

Neutrophil, eosinophil, and basophil

Agranulocytes

Monocyte and lymphocytes

Another name for white blood cells

Leukocytes

Leukocytes from most to least abundant

Neutrophil
Lymphocyte
Monocyte
Eosinophil
Basophil

Lymphocyte

Lymphocyte function

Kill off foreign things in the body and release antibodies

Neutrophil

Neutrophil function

Ingest bacteria and other foreign debris in the body

Eosinophil

Eosinophil function

Fight of parasitic worms and allergies

Basophil

Basophil function

Main cell that fights allergies

Monocyte

Monocyte function

Pick up where other cells left off

Phagocytosis

To eat cells

Cells that use phagocytosis

Lymphocyte, neutrophil, eosinophil, and monocyte.

Cells that do not release anything

Eosinophil and monocyte

What do lymphocytes release?

Antibodies

What do neutrophils release?

Chemicals that call other leukocytes to the area

What do basophil release?

Histamine and heparin

Histamine

Causes body to swell

Heparin

Thins blood to get things through faster

Leukemia

Too many white blood cells which causes them to not function and make the patient more susceptible to get sick.

Diapedisis

The process of white blood cells going through the walls of the blood stream

Amoeboid Movement

White blood cells way of crawling along the walls of capillaries.

Types of Lymphocytes

T cells, B cells, NK cells

T Cells

Cellular immunity against foreign tissue and cells infected with viruses; have killer T cells and helper T cells (CD-4 and CD-8)

B Cells

Humoral immunity; produce antibodies (globulin proteins) also memory cells

NK stands for

Natural Killers

NK cells

Large granules of toxin that destroy cancerous cells and some virally-infected cells

Where are white blood cells made?

Lymphatic system; spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and bone marrow

Platelets

Small, membrane-bound packets of cytoplasm that contain enzymes for blood clot formation

Another name for platelets

Thrombocytes

How many days do platelets circulate?

9-12 days

Platelets are cell

Fragments

Another name for platelet production is

Thrombocytopoiesis

Thrombocytopoiesis occurs in the

Bone Marrow

Megakaryocytes

Enormous with large nuclei

What are the 3 kinds of lymphocytes?

T cells, B cells, and NK cells.

What is in antigen?

An invader.

Hormones communicate

Long distance

How do a macrophage and a T cell make an antibody?

The macrophage envelopes the antigen and breaks it down. The pieces are expelled and a single protein remains. It is put in the Helper T cell, which notifies other cells (B and NK), which make antibodies to counter it.

What is a neurotransmitter?

Chemicals are released across the synapse to communicate.

Two types of immune responses

Innate and Adaptive

Innate cells

Neutrophil
Basophil
Eosinophil
Monocyte

Both adaptive and innate cells

Macrophage
NK
Dendritic

Adaptive cells

B-cell; humoral antibody
T cell; cell mediated, t-helper, t-cytotoxic

Adaptive

Develops after exposure to agents such as microbes, toxins, or other foreign substances. Very specific. Stronger and faster response after each exposure.

Where are B cells made?

Bone marrow

Where are T cells made?

Thymus

Humoral Immunity

Involves antibodies made by B cells against specific pathogens

Cellular Immunity

Involves using lymphocytes called Helper T-cells and Cytotoxic cells to kill infected cells

Cytokine

Specific chemical messengers

Antigen

Foreign molecule we want to get rid of

Antibodies

Proteins made by B cells that bind to antigens and cause an immune response.

Antigens are engulfed by

Antigen-presenting cells

Examples of Antigen-presenting cells

Dendritic and macrophages and virus infected cells

Antigen-presenting cells

Must capture and digest pathogen proteins and then present these proteins on their surface to B and T cells

Arteries

Efferent vessels carry blood away from the heart

Veins

Afferent vessels return blood to the heart

Capillaries

Exchange vessels. Thin walled vessels between arteries and veins that permit exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products.

Layers of arteries/veins from exterior to interior

Connective tissue
Smooth muscle
Endothelium

How many cells thick is the endothelium?

One cell thick

What do veins have that arteries don't have?

Valves used to keep blood moving through the blood vessels.

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