PNB 2265 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Peptide, Test Card, Hemolysis
24 Jan 2017
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Overview of components of blood and their general functions in maintaing homeostasis. Plasma 55% (mostly of water and also proteins) Most glucocytes are found in body tissues. Never let monkeys eat bananas (most abundant to least) Should only make up 2-4% of leukocytes. Increase in rbcs or decrease in blood plasma. Result in high bp and blood clots. Chronic hypoxia and steroid hormones can contribute to primary polycythemia. Release from bone marrow nd circulate blood. Presence or absence of two antigen variants. B antigen expressed = blood type b. A and b codominant = ab blood type. Neither a or b antigen = o blood type. Patient receive in compatible blood type = fatal. Immune system produces antibodies when person is exposed to foreign substance. Produced by b lymphocytes in response to exposure to foreign antigens. Antibody = y shaped (can bind to two different binding sites) Pre formed antibodies against incompatible blood type antigens.
