CAS BI 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Red Blood Cell, Whole Blood, Fluid Balance

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Antigen: something that elicits a response (protein or molecule) Could be an allergy or a dangerous disease. Antibody: protein made by b-lymphocytes that attack specific antigens. These fluids are continuous, when one level changes they all change. These make up the blood cells of your immune system. Whole blood is all three of these. We can shift blood to warm organs (vasoconstriction) or cool off at skin (vasodilation) Made of water, proteins, and other solutes. When purified we call it serum (cells/platelets removed) 7% is plasma proteins, which are made by the liver. Biconcave to allow more surface area for gas exchange. O2 attaches to iron in protein, iron makes rbcs red. Kidney monitors o2 levels and rbc count. If it is too low, kidney signals bone marrow to make more. Rbcs can"t undergo mitosis, can only be made from stem cells in bone marrow. Liver and spleen monitor which rbcs are damaged/too old and need to be removed.

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