Blood Vessels

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river of life; composed of liquid and formed elements; 8% of body weight

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blood

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thickness of blood; plays important role in BP

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viscosity

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Average total blood volume
Male
Female
pH

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4-6 L
5-6 L
4-5 L
7.35-7.45

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red bone marrow of epiphyses; flat and irregular bones
lymphatic tissue

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hematopoiesis

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Functions of the blood system

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(1) Transportation of materials throughout the body
(2) regulates fluid and electrolytes, pH and body temperature
(3) protection via WBCs and platelets

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composition of blood

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plasma and formed elements

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liquid; 55% plasma; straw color; 90% water, 10% solutes

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Plasma

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plasma without the clotting proteins

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serum

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proteins found in the plasma at all times

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plasma proteins

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regulates fluid balance and electrolytes

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albumin

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WBCs; protection

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Globulins

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Prothrombin and fibrinogen

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clotting proteins

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45% of blood composition; RBCs, WBCs, thrombocytes

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formed elements

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precursors to all of your blood cells

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stem cells

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most numerous: 4.5-6.0 million
carry o2 via hemoglobin
no nucleus when mature
120 day life span
erythropoiesis via erythropoietin from the kidneys
hematocrit % of RBC; 38-54%

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Erythrocytes

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proteins that binds with o2 & co2
oxyhemoglobin- bright red blood
carbaminohemoglobin-dark red blood
iron, protein, vitamin b12, folic acid
12-18%

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hemoglobin (Hgb)

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results in yellow/jaundice

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hyperbilirubinemia

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Icterus

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jaundice

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protection from pathogens
5 types, 2 subdivisions
5000-10000
can leave the blood vessels to do work
differential tells % of each type of WBC

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leukocytes (WBCs)

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WBCs with staining granules in cytoplasm; diff.

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granulocytes

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eosinophils
basophils
neutrophils

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granulocytes

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stain red; allergies

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eosinophils

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stain blue; release histamines and hiperine

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basophils

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neutral; phagocytosis

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neutrophils

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bright red blood

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oxyhemoglobin

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dark red blood

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carbaminohemoglobin

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no staining granules; specific immunity
monocytes become macrophages
lymphocytes: T and B cells

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agranulocytes

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become macrophages

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monocytes

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T & B cells

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lymphocytes

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clotting/coagulation/hemostatasis
fragments of megakaryocytes
range 150,000-450,000 ml
smooth endothelium and heparin decrease clot formation

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thrombocytes (platelets)

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Average range of thrombocytes

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150,000-450,000 ml

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smooth endothelium and heparin

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decrease clot formation

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normal process of blood clotting to stop bleeding

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coagulation

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stationary blood clot

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thrombus

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traveling blood clot or foreign material in the blood stream

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embolus

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A, B, AB, O; proteins that may or may not be in RBCs

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blood types

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O-

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universal donor

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AB+

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universal recipient

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abnormal clumping of blood cells due to mismatched blood types

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agglutination

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a protein that may or may not be on RBCs
documented as + positive if present and - negative if not present

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Rh factor

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substance that will prevent the body from creating antibodies against Rh factor

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rhogam

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mother's antibodies cross placenta and destroy baby's RBCs

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erythroblastosis fetalis (hemolytic newborn disease)

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Rh- momma
+
Rh+ baby =

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erythroblastosis fetalis (hemolytic newborn disease)