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Blood - Physiology and Anatomy - Lecture Notes, Study notes of Physiology

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These are the lecture notes of Physiology. Key important points are: Blood, Function of Blood, Composition of Blood, Formed Elements, Blood Groups and Transfusions, Type of Connective Tissue, Red Blood Cells, Cell Production and Control, White Blood Cells

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Blood
Lecture Notes
Outline
–Function of Blood
–Composition of blood
–Formed elements
–RBC
–WBC
–Platelets
–Plasma
–Hemostasis
–Blood groups and Transfusions
Introduction
A. Blood, a type of connective tissue, is a complex mixture of cells, chemicals and
fluid.
B. Blood transports substances throughout the body, and helps to maintain a stable
internal environment.
C. Characteristics of Red Blood Cells
1. Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are biconcave disks that contain one-third
oxygen-carrying hemoglobin by volume.
2. When oxygen combines with hemoglobin bright red oxyhemoglobin
results.
3. Deoxygenated blood (deoxyhemoglobin) is darker.
4 Red blood cells discard their nuclei during development and so cannot
reproduce or produce proteins.
D. Red Blood Cell Counts
1. The typical red blood cell count is 4,600,000-6,2000,000 cells per mm3
for males and 4,500,000-5,100,000 cells per mm3 for females.
2. The number of red blood cells is a measure of the blood's oxygen-carrying
capacity.
E. Red Blood Cell Production and Its Control
1. In the embryo and fetus, red blood cell production occurs in the yolk sac,
liver, and spleen; after birth, it occurs in the red bone marrow.
2. The average life span of a red blood cell is 120 days.
3. The total number of red blood cells remains relatively constant due to a
negative feedback mechanism utilizing the hormone erythropoietin, which
is released from the kidneys and liver in response to the detection of low
oxygen levels.
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Blood

Lecture Notes

Outline

– Function of Blood

– Composition of blood

– Formed elements

– RBC

– WBC

– Platelets

– Plasma

– Hemostasis

– Blood groups and Transfusions

Introduction A. Blood, a type of connective tissue, is a complex mixture of cells, chemicals and fluid.

B. Blood transports substances throughout the body, and helps to maintain a stable internal environment.

C. Characteristics of Red Blood Cells

  1. Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are biconcave disks that contain one-third oxygen-carrying hemoglobin by volume.
  2. When oxygen combines with hemoglobin bright red oxyhemoglobin results.
  3. Deoxygenated blood (deoxyhemoglobin) is darker. 4 Red blood cells discard their nuclei during development and so cannot reproduce or produce proteins.

D. Red Blood Cell Counts

  1. The typical red blood cell count is 4,600,000-6,2000,000 cells per mm for males and 4,500,000-5,100,000 cells per mm3 for females.
  2. The number of red blood cells is a measure of the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity.

E. Red Blood Cell Production and Its Control

  1. In the embryo and fetus, red blood cell production occurs in the yolk sac, liver, and spleen; after birth, it occurs in the red bone marrow.
  2. The average life span of a red blood cell is 120 days.
  3. The total number of red blood cells remains relatively constant due to a negative feedback mechanism utilizing the hormone erythropoietin, which is released from the kidneys and liver in response to the detection of low oxygen levels.

F. Dietary Factors Affecting Red Blood Cell Production

  1. Vitamins B12 and folic acid are needed for DNA synthesis, so they are necessary for the reproduction of all body cells, especially in hematopoietic tissue.
  2. Iron is needed for hemoglobin synthesis.
  3. A deficiency in red blood cells or quantity of hemoglobin results in anemia.

G. Destruction of Red Blood Cells

  1. With age, red blood cells become increasingly fragile and are damaged by passing through narrow capillaries.
  2. Macrophages in the liver and spleen phagocytize damaged red blood cells.
  3. Hemoglobin from the decomposed red blood cells is converted into heme and globin.
  4. Heme is decomposed into iron, which is stored or recycled, and biliverdin and bilirubin, which are excreted in bile.

H. Types of White Blood Cells

  1. White blood cells ( leukocytes ) help defend the body against disease.
  2. They are formed from hemocytoblasts
  3. Five types of white blood cells are in circulating blood and are distinguished by size, granular appearance of the cytoplasm, shape of the nucleus, and staining characteristics.
  4. The types of white blood cells are the granular neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils, and the agranular monocytes and lymphocytes. a. Neutrophils have red-staining fine cytoplasmic granules and a multilobed nucleus; they comprise 50-70% of leukocytes. b. Eosinophils have coarse granules that stain deep red, a bilobed nucleus, and make up only 2-4% of circulating leukocytes. c. Basophils have fewer granules that stain blue; they account for fewer than 1% of leukocytes. d. Monocytes are the largest blood cells, have variably-shaped nuclei, and make up 2-8% of circulating leukocytes. e. Lymphocytes are long-lived, have a large, round nucleus, and account for 20-30% of circulating leukocytes.

I. Functions of White Blood Cells

  1. Leukocytes can squeeze between cells lining walls of blood vessels by diapedesis and attack bacteria and debris. a. Neutrophils and monocytes are phagocytic, with monocytes engulfing the larger particles. b. Eosinophils attack antibody-labeled materials through the release of cytotoxic enzymes and/or phagocytosis. Moderate allergic reactions as well as defend against parasitic infections. c. Basophils migrate to damaged tissues and release histamine to promote inflammation and heparin to inhibit blood clotting.

a. Since lipids are not soluble in the water of the plasma, they are surrounded by protein molecules for transport through the bloodstream as lipoproteins. b. Lipoproteins are classified on the basis of their densities, which reflects their composition. i. Types of lipoproteins include HDL, LDL, VLDL, and chylomicrons.

D. Nonprotein Nitrogenous Substances

  1. Nonprotein nitrogenous substances generally include amino acids, urea, and uric acid. a. Urea and uric acid are the by- products of protein and nucleic acid catabolism.

E. Plasma Electrolytes

  1. Plasma electrolytes are absorbed by the intestine or are by-products of cellular metabolism.
  2. They include sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, bicarbonate, phosphate, and sulfate ions.
  3. Some of these ions are important in maintaining osmotic pressure and pH of the plasma.

Hemostasis A. Hemostasis refers to the stoppage of bleeding.

  1. Following injury to a vessel, three steps occur in hemostasis: blood vessel spasm, platelet plug formation, and blood coagulation.

B. Blood Vessel Spasm

  1. Cutting a blood vessel causes the muscle in its walls to contract in a reflex, or engage in vasospasm.
  2. This reflex lasts only a few minutes, but it lasts long enough to initiate the second and third steps of hemostasis.

C. Platelet Plug Formation

  1. Platelets stick to the exposed edges of damaged blood vessels, forming a net with spiny processes protruding from their membranes.
  2. A platelet plug is most effective on a small vessel.

D. Blood Coagulation

  1. Blood coagulation is the most effective means of hemostasis.
  2. Blood coagulation is very complex and uses clotting factors.
  3. Damaged tissues release a chemical called tissue thromboplastin, which activates the first in a series of factors leading to the production of prothrombin activator.
  4. Prothrombin activator converts prothrombin in the plasma into thrombin. This in turn, catalyzes a reaction that converts fibrinogen into fibrin.
  1. The major event in blood clot formation is the conversion of soluble fibrinogen into net like insoluble fibrin causing the blood cells to catch.
  2. The amount of prothrombin activator formed is proportional to the amount of tissue damage.
  3. Once a blood clot forms, it promotes still more clotting through a positive feedback system.
  4. After a clot forms, fibroblasts invade the area and produce fibers throughout the clots.
  5. A clot that forms abnormally in a vessel is a thrombus; if it dislodges, it is an embolus.

Blood Groups and Transfusions A. After mixed success with transfusions, scientists determined that blood was of different types and only certain combinations were compatible.

B. Antigens and Antibodies

  1. Clumping of red blood cells following transfusion is called agglutination.
  2. Agglutination is due to the interaction of proteins on the surfaces of red blood cells (antigens) with certain antibodies carried in the plasma.
  3. Only a few of the antigens on red blood cells produce transfusion reactions. a. These include the ABO group and Rh group.

C. ABO Blood Group

  1. Type A blood has A antigens on red blood cells and anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
  2. Type B blood has B antigens on red blood cells and anti-A antibodies in the plasma.
  3. Type AB blood has both A and B antigens, but no antibodies in the plasma.
  4. Type O blood has neither antigen, but both types of antibodies in the plasma.
  5. Adverse transfusion reactions are avoided by preventing the mixing of blood that contains matching antigens and antibodies. a. Adverse reactions are due to the agglutination of red blood cells.

E. Rh Blood Group

  1. The Rh factor was named after the rhesus monkey.
  2. If the Rh factor surface protein is present on red blood cells, the blood is Rh positive; otherwise, it is Rh negative.
  3. There are no corresponding antibodies in the plasma unless a person with Rh-negative blood is transfused with Rh-positive blood; the person will then develop antibodies for the Rh factor.
  4. Erythroblastosis fetalis develops in Rh-positive fetuses of Rh-negative mothers but can now be prevented.