02/23/2016

Learning Target and Agenda

I can describe the
components of the blood
and their func:on
I can describe the vascular
system.
1. Warm Up
2. Parts of the blood
3. Anatomy/Physiology of a
RBC
4. Blood Vessels

Warm up Ques3on
Complete the vampire
blood warm up
Write your answers under
your learning target

centrifuge

What is the func:on of blood?

Transports blood from heart to various organs
for gas exchange
Transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones

What is the func:on of blood?

Blood defends the body against pathogens
Removes dead and dying cells
Clots during injury

What is the func:on of blood?

Regulates body temperature through dila:ons of
blood vessels- dissipates heat
Regulate osmo:c pressure.
Salts and plasma proteins keep osmo:c pressure in
homeostasis
Causes diusion of water into the blood

How much blood does an average

adult have?

About 5 L
How many 2L bottles of Dr. Pepper?

A microscopic preview of the

components of blood

What is blood made of?

55% Plasma
90% water
Maintains blood volume
Absorbed from small intes:nes
8% is protein (e.g. albumin, an:bodies,
brinogen)
Osmo:c pressure, transport,
Liver
2% hormones, electrolytes, nutrients
Aid metabolism, transport,
Many other organs

What is blood made of?

<1% White blood cells/
platelets
WBCs or leukocytes ght
pathogens
Remove dead cells
Destroy cancer cells
Made in Red Bone marrow
Platelets or thrombocytes
clot blood
Made in Red Bone marrow

What is blood made of?

~45% Red blood cells (RBC)

Erythrocytes
Contains hemoglobin- binds oxygen
Transport oxygen and help to transport
carbon dioxide
Biconcave disks
No nucleus
Made in the Red Bone Marrow

Hemoglobin
Made up of 4 globulin protein chains
and iron atom.
Iron molecule allows for
1) oxygen to bind
2) red color
3) Dis:nct shape

With a partner, review the

deni3ons of these words.
thrombocyte

leukocyte

erythrocyte

Pause and think

Create a pie
graph
represen:ng the
components of
blood
Plasma
White blood
cells/platelets
Red blood cells

Plasma
~44%

55%

White blood
cells/platelets

Red blood
cells

What is a normal hematocrit?

Deni:on:

hematocrit measures the volume of red blood cells compared to

the total blood volume

RBC volume
Hematocrit =

X 100

Total Volume

What happens if hematocrit is too

high?
Polycythemia is a disease where the number
of red blood cells increases (absolute
polycythemia), or the volume of plasma
decreases (rela:ve polycythemia)
Hematocrit is greater than 48%
Symptoms are none to minimal, and can
include weakness, headache, joint paint, etc.

What happens if hematocrit is too

low?
Anemia is a disease
that decreases the
number of red blood
cells, or decreases the
quan:ty of hemoglobin
Leads to hypoxia, or
lack of oxygen in
organs
Caused by excessive
blood loss, excessive
blood cell destruc:on,
or problems in blood
cell produc:on
(hematopoiesis)

Answers:
42 yo female: Normal
3 month baby: Anemia
10 yo child: Polycythemia
60 yo male: Normal

The Vascular System

William Harvey in the 17th century
performed some of the rst quan:ta:ve
medical research
Ini:al Thoughts:
Two types of blood
Arterial blood: made in the lungs--- traveled out
to body
Venus blood: made in the liver--- traveled out to
body

Four types of blood and temperament

Blood Circula:on

Blood Circula:on