Ch 17: Blood
Discuss the composition of blood including the
functions of the various components
Explain the anatomy and functions of the red
blood cells, including a description of blood
typing
Discuss the types of white blood cells found in
the blood and give the functions of each
Give a brief accounting of platelets
Review hemopoiesis, including RBC and
leukocyte formation
Functions of Blood
Distribution/transport - nutrients,
wastes, gases, etc.
Communication, i.e., hormones
Prevention of fluid loss
hemostasis, osmosis
Maintenance of pH
Disease/ infection fighting
Heating/Cooling
Classification of Connective
Tissue (Chapt 4)
Blood = connective tissue
Extracellular
fluid matrix:
Plasma
Cells: (= Formed elements)
RBCs
WBCs
Platelets
Hematocrit (centrifuge)
Plasma Composition
Water
~92%
Plasma proteins
7%
Other solutes
1%
Transports organic and
inorganic molecules,
formed elements, and heat
Lavender Top Tube
Plasma Proteins (90% from liver)
Albumin (60%) Major contributor to osmotic concentration of
plasma. Transport of lipids and steroid hormones
Globulins (35%) Transport ions, hormones, lipids; immune
function
Fibrinogen (4%) Essential component of clotting system
(conversion to insoluble fibrin) NOT IN SERUM
Anticoagulants (blood thinner), e.g. coumadin
Regulatory proteins (< 1%) Protein-based hormones
Lipoproteins = particles containing lipids (cholesterol &
triglycerides) and proteins (albumins & globulins)
Plasma Solutes, contd
Electrolytes: Normal extracellular
fluid ion composition
Organic nutrients: glucose, FA, AA
Organic wastes: urea, bilirubin
Dissolved gases
Nonprotein-based hormones
E.g., steroids
Plasma vs. Interstitial Fluid:
Plasma has more:
Dissolved O
2
O
2
diffuses out into tissue
Dissolved proteins (too big to cross caps.)
Albumins
Globulins
globulins
and globulins
Fibrinogen
Similar concentration: Salts & small molecules
Plasma vs. Serum:
serum = plasma clotting factors
Difference
between plasma
and serum?
Formed Elements (Cells)
1. Red Blood Cells
(> 99%)
2. White Blood Cells
3. Platelets
PCV = Hematocrit = % of the blood sample
that is Formed Elements
Man: 46%
Woman: 42%
Why white blood cells???
Formed Elements contd.
RBCs = Erythrocytes
Measured by hematocrit or PCV
Most abundant blood cell: 1000
RBCs/1 WBC
Contain hemoglobin (Hb), carry
oxygen
No organelles, just Hb
Lifespan ~ 120 days replacement
rate ~ 3 x 10
6
RBCs / sec
RBC Shape
Biconcave Disc, 7 (good measuring device)
1) Larger surface area
2) Flexible
Structure of Hemoglobin (Hb)
Fe ion
in heme
group
reversibly
binds O
2
How many oxygen
molecules can 1
Hb molecule
carry? 4
Clinical Brief
Anemia:
Reduced oxygen carrying ability of blood. Causes??
Polycythemia:
Erythrocytosis: excessive increase in RBCs
Polycythemia vera:
Blood Doping:
Via direct transfusion, or
EPO use
WBCs = Leukocytes
Quantity and type
determined by differential
WBC count
Circulating WBCs are only
a small fraction of total
WBCs. Most are located in
interstitial tissues
Diapedesis
Chemotaxis
Five different kinds:
Three Granulocytes
Two Agranulocytes
Granulocytes and
Agranulocytes
WBCs = Leukocytes
1) Neutrophil (= PMN)
PMN = polymorphonuclear leukocyte = poly = seg
~ 60-70% (~ 2/3) of circulating
WBCs
Cytoplasm packed with pale
granules containing lysosomal
enzymes
Phagocytic
2) Eosinophil
~ 2% - 4% of circulating WBCs
Granules stain with acidic dyes (eosin), look reddish
Increased in allergies and parasitic infections
3) Basophil
< 1% of circulating WBCs
Granules stain with basic dyes (hematoxylin) and
contain histamine
Discharge of histamine promotes inflammation at site
of injury
4) Lymphocyte (chapt 20)
~ 20% - 30% of circulating WBCs
Relatively small (slightly larger than RBCs, smaller
than PMNs)
Large round nucleus, not much cytoplasm
Mostly found in tissues
Types
B lymphs become plasma cells
T lymphs attack directly
NK recognize lack of self.
5) Monocyte
~ 2% - 8% of circulating WBCs
Large kidney (or U) shaped
nucleus
In tissue, called Macrophage
PMN
Macrophage
Platelets = Thrombocytes
Cell fragments of megakaryocytes of bone
marrow
(~ 4,000 thrombocytes per megakaryocyte)
~ 160 m
Lifespan ~ 12 days
involved in blood
clotting
Platelets = Thrombocytes
Clotting Mechanism
Abnormal White Blood Cell Counts
Leukopenia < 2,500/ L (normal 6000 9000)
Leukocytosis > 30,000/ L
Thrombocytopenia: < 80,000/ L (normal ~ 350,000)
Thrombocytosis: > 1,000,000/ L
Also
Lymphopenia vs. lymphocytosis
Neutropenia vs. Neutrophilia
Leukemia
Hemopoiesis
Hemocytoblasts: One type of stem cell for all blood cells
. . . then differentiation
into 4 types of
progenitor stem cells:
Erythroblast
Myeloblast
Monoblast
Lymphoblast
= Blood Cell Formation (Red marrow)
Pluripotent Stem
Cell
-blast Cells
Fig. 17.8
Hemopoiesis
