BIOL 472 Topic 10 Flash Cards

 
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embolus -clot that migrates 0 mcs5109 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:24:37 GMT view revision history
streptokinase -from hemolytic streptococci
-works by activating plasminogen through cleavage to produce plasmin
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t-PA -activates plasmin, from vascular epithelium
-Tissue plasminogen activator
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siliconized glass -prevents platelet response 0 mcs5109 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:07:17 GMT view revision history
Warfarin/coumarin -competes at liver w/ Vit. K
-Vit K normally synthesized in GI by bacteria
-Vit K essential for prothrombin, VII, IX, X formation
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Ca+2 chelators -Na citrate
-pulls Ca+2 out of sol'n
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2 anticoagulants made by body -heparin activates antithrombin III
-block active factors
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anticoagulants -2 ways to limit blood clotting:

1. inhibit platelet adhesion
2. inhibit coagulation cascade and fibrin production
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hemophiliacs -lack VIII to make active XIII 0 mcs5109 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:52:23 GMT view revision history
intrinsic pathway -damage to blood
-collogen or wettable surface activate XII
-XI
-IX
-VIII
-activates X, V, Ca+2 to trigger protheombin cascade
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extrinsic pathway -caused by damage to tissue
-activates VII
-activates X, V, Ca+2 to trigger protheombin cascade
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plasmin -breaks down fibrin polymers into fibrin fragments
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XIII -also activates plasminogen to plasmin, dissolves fibrin clot 0 mcs5109 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:44:10 GMT view revision history
common pathway -prothrombin converted to thrombin by X, Ca+2
-converts fibrinogen to fibrin
-stabilized by XIII (plasminogen to plasmin)
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fibrin mechanism -coagulation can be started by intrinsic, extrinsic process
-converge to common pathway to convert fibrinogen to insoluble fibrin polymers
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damage to vessel cascade -exposed endothelial cell elements and collogen activate platelets
-platelets adhere to collogen
-platelets release thromboxanes
-vasoconstrict and platelet aggregation and adhere
-converts fibrogen to fibrin
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blood clotting 1. vasoconstriction
2. temporary blockage of break by platelet plug
3. blood coagulation
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thrombus -stationary clot
-adheres to undamged wall of blood vessel
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platelets -form from megakaryotcytes
-lack nuclei
-cell fragments that have split off large parent cell known as megakaryocyte (undergo mitosis w/o cytoplasmic split; polyploid)
-have some organelles
-always present in blood, but not active unless damage has occurred to walls of circulatory system
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granulocytes -neutrophils (60-70%) phagocytic, engulf and ingest foreign particles; most numerous, 1st line of defense

-eosinophils (2-4%): antihistimine; parasite defense

Basophils (<1%): produce histamine/ allergic response; least numerous

-all contain cytoplasmic inclusions that give them a granular appearance
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agranulocytes -lymphocytes (20-25%)
-B cells: plasma cell; secretes ABs
-T cells: helper/killer cells

Monocytes (3-8%)
-phagocytic; clean up neutrophil debris; engulf and ingest foreign particles
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leukocytes -5-9,000/mL
-agranulocytes
-granulocytes
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leukemia -cancer resulting in too many WBCs 0 mcs5109 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:26:15 GMT view revision history
polycythemia/blood doping -stem cell disorder that produces too many blood cells, as well as red
-blood becomes more viscous and more resistant to flowing
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from liver to bones for RBCs -eat Fe
-Kuppfner cells in liver break down RBCs
-turn into Fe and bilirubin
-bilirubin binds to Albumin and carried to liver
-metabolized and incorporated into bile
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RBCs last... ...120 days
-get older, more fragile
-rupture as try to squeeze through narrow capillaries
-engulfed by scavenging macrophages
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ferritin -protein where rest of excess Fe is stored in liver 0 mcs5109 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:06:05 GMT view revision history
transferritin -carrier protein carries Fe from liver to bone for RBCs 0 mcs5109 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:06:05 GMT view revision history
hemoglobin -2/3's of body iron
-rest stored in liver as ferritin
-transferritin protein carries Fe from liver to bone for RBCs
-4 globular proteins
-centered around Fe-containing heme group
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erythrocytes -5 million/mL
-hemotocrit: ratio of RBCs to plasma; expressed as %; centrifuge (37-54% for women and men)
-reticulocyte: final immature RBC leaves marrow and enters circulation; mature into RBC in 24 hrs; nucleus exocytosed and internal organelles disappear
-lack nuceli: bags of enzymes and hemoglobin; can't make new enzymes or renew themselves
-biconcave
-live 4 months
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formed elements in blood -45% of blood volume
-RBCs
-WBCs
-platelets
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plasma -majority water
-ions (mostly Na+)
-oncotic pressure
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plasma proteins albumins: most prevalent; regulating blood volume by maintaining the osmotic pressure of the blood compartment; carriers for various substances

globulins: clotting factors, enzymes, ABs, carriers for various substances

fibrinogen: clotting factors; form fibrin threads

-most made by liver
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serum -plasma with clotting factors removed 0 mcs5109 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:59:46 GMT view revision history
blood -5.5L
-8% body weight
-55% plasma
-majority is water
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blood and hematopoetic tissue -classified as special connective tissue
-functions:

1. gas exchange
2. pH regulation
3. electrlyte balance
4. nutrient transport
5. hormone transport
6. thermoregulation
7. immune system
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extracellular fluid -20% total body weight (14 L)

-15% interstitial fluid (11L) (small weird compartments, pericarium, CFS, eye)

-5% plasma (3L) (blood)
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body fluid -60% of body weight
-(40% intracellular fluid; 20% extracellular fluid)
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