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nonliving fluid matrix of blood

plasma (55%)

living blood cells in blood

formed elements (45%)

What makes up the buffy coat?

Leukocytes and platelets (<1%)

slip out of capillary blood vessel to area of body where needed to mount response

diapedesis

form flowing cytoplasmic extensions that move them through tissue spaces

amoeboid motion

follow a chemical trail released by damaged cells or other leukocytes

positive chemotaxis

increased production of leukocytes

leukocytosis

functioning part of a cell

granules

bacteria slayers; 50-70%; active phagocyte

neutrophil

cells metabolize oxygen to produce germ-killer oxidizing substances

respiratory burst

2-4 %; attack parasitic worms too large to be phagocytized; role in allergies and asthma

eosinophil

0.5-1 %; histamine; large granules

basophil

inflammatory chemical that acts as a vasodilator and attracts other leukocytes

histamine

25%; mostly located in lymphoid tissues; immunity

lymphocyte

attack and act directly against infected cells

t-lymphocytes

make plasma cells that make antibodies (identify foreign substances)

B-lymphocytes

3-8%; leave bloodstream and become highly mobile macrophages; phagocytic against viruses, intracellular bacterial parasites, chronic infections; activate lymphocytes

monocyte

production of leukocytes; stimulated by chemical messengers released from bone marrow or mature leukocytes

leukopoiesis

whole blood with plasma and leukocytes removed; to restore oxygen-carrying capactiy

packed red cells

_____% loss of blood volume can be fatal

>30%

highly specific glycoprotein and glycolipid markers on plasma membrane of cells; perceived as foreign and generates an immune response

antigen

antigens on plasma membrane of erythrocytes; can cause agglutination (clumping) if transfuse mis-matched blood types

agglutinogens

pre-formed antibodies to agglutinogens not on cells

agglutinins

What is the universal donor?

O

What is the universal recipient?

AB

Rh- mother carrying Rh+ baby produces Rh agglutinins after delivery, Rh erythrocytes of baby is attacked by mother's Rh agglutinins

hemolytic disease of the newborn

patient pre donates own blood, stored and immediately available if needed during operation

autologous transfusions

occurs when mismatched blood is infused; recipient's plasma agglutinins attach donor's erythrocytes

transfusion reaction

What are the functions of blood?

distribution (oxygen from lungs, hormones), regulation (body temp, pH), and protection (prevent blood loss, prevent infection)

protein; binds easily and reversible with oxygen

hemoglobin

protein of 4 polypeptide chains (2 alpha and 2 beta)

globin

red pigment; rink-like with iron (Fe) at center

4 Heme

each hemoglobin can carry ____ oxygen molecules

4

blood cell formation; occurs in red bone marrow;

hematopoiesis

source of all formed elements; undifferentiated; not specialized yet

hematopoietic stem cell

erythrocyte production (takes about 15 days)

erythropoiesis

descendent of hematopoietic stem cell

myeloid stem cell

what is the order of erythrocyte productoin

1. stem cell


2. proerythroblast


3. basophilic erythroblast (ribosomes)


4. polychromatic erythroblast (hemoglobin made)


5. orthochromatic erythroblast


6. reticulocyte (nucleus and organelles ejected)

hormone produced mainly by kidneys; stimulates formation of erythrocytes

erythropoietin (EPO)

Talk through the five steps of maintaining homeostasis for normal blood oxygen levels

blood's oxygen carrying capacity is too low to support normal metabolism

anemia

destruction of bone marrow

aplastic anemia

lack of EPO

renal anemia

problems with vitamin B12 absorption

pernicious anemia

too many red blood cells destroyed

hemolytic anemia

glob in chain absent or faulty; erythrocytes are thin, delicate; deficient in hemoglobin

thalassemias

abnormal excess of erythrocytes that increase blood viscosity and fuse it to flow sluggishly

polycythemia

bone marrow cancer; very high erythrocyte count impairs circulation

polycythemia vera

hormone that regulates formation of platelets

thrombopoietin

repeatedly divides but not cytokinesis (large)

megakaryoblast

ext. large with multi lobed nucleus; cytoplasmic extensions rupture as squeeze through capillary

megakaryocyte

What are the steps of hemostasis when blood vessel wall breaks and needs to stop bleeding

1. Vascular spasm


2. Platelet plug formation


3. Coagulation

What is secreted by endothelial cells to prevent stickiness in undamaged tissue?

nitric oxide and prostacyclin

plasma protein; stabilizes collagen fibers; promotes them to be sticky

Von Willebrand factor

What do platelets release during platelet plug formation?

Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and serotonin and thromboxame

receives oxygen poor blood from body; pumps to lungs

right side of the heart

receives oxygen rich blood from lungs; pumps to body

left side of heart

functions of the fibrous pericardium

protect, anchor, and prevent overfilling

ventricle vessel junction; prevent back flow into ventricles when ventricles relax

semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonary)


prevent back flow into atria when ventricles contract

atrioventricular valves (tricuspid and bicuspid)

valve flaps stiffen and constricts opening; heart muscle must exert more force to pump blood

valvular stenosis

valves don't close properly and blood back flows; heart rep umps same blood over and over

incompetent valve

arise from base of aorta; deliver blood when heart is relaxed

coronary arteries

collects blood from capillary beds in myocardium

coronary veins

enlarged vessel cardiac veins join and form; empties into right atrium

coronary sinus

thoracic pain caused by fleeting deficiency in blood delivery to myocardium; myocardial cells weakened but do not die

angina pectoris

heart attack; prolonged coronary blockage; cells die and are replaced with non contractile scar tissue (can't make tap or function)

myocardial infarction

autorhythmic; noncontracile cells making up the intrinsic conduction system

cardiac pacemaker cells

spontaneously changing membrane potentials

pacemaker potentials (prepotentials)

depolarizes the contractile cells of both ventricles

purkinje fibers


SA node is defective and abnormal pacemaker appears and takes over pacing of heart

ectopic focus

75 bpm

SA node

40-60 bpm

AV node


damage to AV node that interferes with ability of ventricles to receive pacing impulses

heart block

myocardium behaves as a single coordinated unit

functional synctium

What are the steps in contraction of cardiac muscle fibers?

1. depolarization ( fast votage-gated Na channels)


2. plateau (Ca influx through slow Ca channels and few K channels are open)


3. repolarization (Ca channels inactivate; K channels opening and K leaves) (back down to -95 mV)

long period of inexcitability; protective mechanism; letting repolarization finish

absolute refractory period

av valves closing

lub

semilunar valves closing

dup

maximum amount of blood in the ventricles

end diastolic volume

what is average EDV

120 ml

ventricles completely closed; constant blood volume

isovolumetric contraction phase

blood left remaining in ventricles

end systolic volume

When do the semilunar valves close?

during ventricular diastole

aortic pressure briefly rises

dicrotic notch

total heart relaxation

isovolumetric relaxation or quiescent period (same thing)

amt of blood pumped out by each ventricle in 1 minute

cardiac output

what is the equation for cardiac output?

HR x SV

col of blood pumped out by one ventricle with each beat

stroke volume

what is normal cardiac output?

5.25 L/min

what is equation for stroke volume

EDV - ESV

what is avg end systolic volume

50 ml/beat

what is normal stroke volume

70 ml/beat

increase contractility; epinephrine, thyroxine, glucagon, ect.

positive inotropic agents

impair or decrease contractility; acidosis (too much hydrogen)

negative inotropic agents

factors that inc heart rate

positive chronotropic agents

factors that decrease heart rate

negative chronotropic agents

causes pacemaker to fire more rapidly and increases calcium levels in contractile cells

norepinephrine

hyperpolarizes pacemaker cells by opening K channels (makes cell more neg)

acetylcholine

from thyroid gland; increases heart rate and enhances effects of norepinephrine and epinephrine

thyroxine

reduced Ca levels; depresses heart

hypocalcemia

excessive K alters electrical activity; heart block and cardiac arrest

hyperkalemia

low k; feeble heartbeat; arrhythmia

hypokalemia

abnormally fast heartbeat; >100 bpm

tachycardia

heart rate slower than 60 bpm

bradycardia

fatty buildup clogs coronary arteries; inefficient delivery of blood; heart is hypoxic (starved)

coronary atherosclerosis

after load chronically elevated; ESV rises; myocardium becomes progressively weaker

persistent high blood pressure

ventricles stretch and become flabby; heart enlarges

dilated cardiomyopathy

left side fails; blood backs up in the lungs; fluid begins to leak into lung tissue

pulmonary congestion

right side fails; blood stagnates in body organs; fluid leaks into tissue spaces; cells can't obtain oxygen and nutrients

peripheral congestion

deliver blood to specific organs; thickest tunica media; vasocontriction

muscular arteries

smallest; think tunica intima only; site of exchange of materials between blood and interstitial fluid

capillaries

smooth-muscle like cells that stabilize wall and control permeability

pericytes

leaky capillary; fewer tight junctions; larger intercellular clefts; fenestrated

sinusoid capillaries

gaps of unjoined membrance

intercellular clefts

flow through a capillary bed from arteriole to venule

microcirculation

what is the capillary bed composed of?

1. vascular shunt


2. true capillaries

formed by uniting venues; 3 distinct tunics; walls are thinner and lumens larger than arteries

veins

veins can hold up to ______% body's blood supply

65%

____ doesn't have anastomoses

retina

special interconnections; provided collateral changed (alt. pathways) for blood to reach a given region

vascular anastomoses

arteries supplying the same territory merge

arterial anastomoses

metarteriole-thoroughfare channel shunts of capillary beds

arteriovenous anastomoses

venous anastomoses

common; interconnections of veins

force per unit area exerted on a vessel wall by the contained blood (mmHg)

blood pressure

what are the three sources of resistance?

1. blood viscosity


2. total blood vessel length


3. blood vessel diameter

irregular fluid motion; increases resistance

turbulent flow

speed and position of fluid in diff. regions of tube remains constant

laminar flow

most resistance comes from _____

arterioles

blood flow is ______ proportional to difference in blood pressure between two points in circulation

directly

blood flow is _______ proportional to peripheral resistance in the systemic circulation

inversely

pressure peak generated by ventricular contraction

systolic pressure

lowest aortic pressure

diastolic pressure

what is average pulse pressure?

systolic - diastolic = 40 mmHg

further away from heart, the ______ the pressure

lower

what is the equation for MAP?

diastolic + pulse pressure


________________


3

do capillaries and veins have high or low pressure?

low

respond to increase in CO2, decrease in O2, or pH levels in blood

chemoreceptors

generated by renin released from kidneys when low blood pressure or volume; stimulates intense vasoconstriction

angiotensin II

from heart atria; generalized vasodilation

atrial natriuretic peptide

from hypothalamus; causes intense vasoconstriction

antidiuretic hormone

alters blood volume independently of hormones

direct renal mechanism

enhances renal absorption of sodium and water; stimulates sensation of thirst

indirect renal mechanism

vasoconstrictors

endothelins

vasodilator

nitric oxide

number of blood vessels in region increases and existing blood vessels enlarge

angiogenesis

intermittent flow through capillary networks due to on/off opening and closing of precapillary spincters in response to local auto regulatory controls

vasomotion

force of fluid pressing against wall (push)

hydrostatic pressure

created by large nondiffusible molecules (pull)

colloid osmotic pressure

what is the equation for net filtration pressure?

NFP = (HPc + OPif) - (HPif - OPc)


What does the lymphatic system consist of?

lymphatic vessels, lymph, and lymph nodes


what are the functions of the lymphatic system

1. returns excess tissue fluid into the bloodstream


2. returns leaked proteins to the blood


3. carry absorbed fat from the intestine to the blood

elaborate networks of drainage vessels that collect excess protein-containing interstitial fluid and return it to the bloodstream; one way system; from capillaries to the heart

lymphatic vessels

blind-ended; weave between tissue cells and blood capillaries in loose connective tissues of body; very permeable; helps regulate fluid volume

lymphatic capillaries

main defense cells of immune system; protect body against antigens

lymphocytes

produce plasma cells; secrete antibodies that mark antigens for destruction

b cells

phagocytize foreign substances and help activate t cells

macrophages

capture antigens and bring to lymph nodes

dendritic cells

fibroblast-like; produce fiber network to support other cells in lymphoid organs and tissues

reticular cells

loose arrangement of lymphoid cells and reticular fibers; in almost every body organ

diffuse lymphoid tissue

solid, spherical bodies of tightly packed lymphoid cells and reticular fibers

lymphoid follicles

proliferating b cells (dividing)

germinal centers

site of lymphocyte proliferation and immune surveillance and response; cleanses blood; stores platelets and monocytes

spleen

important during early years of life; functions only in t lymphocyte maturation

thymus

deeply invaginating epithelium to trap bacteria and particles; allows immune system to build memory

tonsillar crypts

large clusters of lymphoid follicles in the wall of the distal portion of the small intestine

peyer's patches

tubular offshoot of first part of large intestine with many lymphoid follicles

appendix


what are the three phases of coagulation?

1. formation of prothrombin activator


2. prothrombin converted to enzyme thrombin


3. thrombin catalyzes fibrinogen to fibrin

is extrinsic or intrinsic pathway during coagulation phase 1 faster?

extrinsic

activated platelets carry ______ charge

negative

common intermediate where intrinsic and extrinsic pathways meet

factor X (ten)

catalyzes conversion of plasma protein prothrombin to active enzyme thrombin

prothrombin activator

crosslinks fibrin strands tightly together and forms mesh during coagulation phase 3

factor XIII (13)

platelets contract and pull fibrin strands squeezing serum (plasma without clotting proteins)

clot retraction

released by platelets; stimulates rebuilding of vessel wall

platelet-derived growth factor

removes unneeded clots after healing

fibrinolysis

fibrin-digesting enzyme; produced when plasma protein plasminogen is activated

plasmin

inhibits thrombin by enhancing antithrombin III

heparin

inactivates thrombin not bound to fibrin

antithrombin III

clot develops and persists in unbroken blood vessel

thrombus

thrombus breaks away and floats freely in the bloodstream

embolus

obstructs blood vessel

embolism

interferes with vitamin K action in production of clotting factors

warfarin (coumadin)