HSCI 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bone Marrow, Fibrinogen, Thrombin
17 Mar 2016
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Regulatory functions: body temperature, water-salt balance, body ph. Formed elements: from cells produced in red bone marrow: rbc/erythrocytes, wbc/leukocytes, platelets. Plasma: 92% water, 8% salts/organic molecules. 3 major types of plasma proteins: albumins most abundant & important for plasma"s osmotic pressure as well as the transport of other molecules, globulins transport lipids & fat soluble vitamins; antibodies o. Blood cells come from red bone marrow (epiphysis of long bones) Removes toxins, wastes, damaged abnormal cells; ight infection. Made in red bone marrow (200bill a day) Anemia results from too few rbc or hemoglobin that causes a run down feeling. Sickle-cell anemia genetic disease that causes rbc;s to be sickle shaped that tend to rupture. Hemolytic disease of the newborn condition with incompatible blood types that leads to rupturing of blood cells in a baby before & continuing after birth. Infection- come out of circulation intro tissues- *engulf pathogens pus. Large granules- function in parasitic worm infections and in allergies.
