BLOOD anaphy

• Albumin is the most abundant plasma protein
• plasma is the liquid part of blood
• plasma is 91% of water
• Plasma protein are produced by the liver
• albumin is synthesized by the liver
• plasma transports nutrients, waste, hormones, heat, antibodies and CO2 as HCO3
• albumin contributes to the colloid osmotic pressure of blood, which pulls tissue fluid into capillaries
• albumin is important to maintain normal blood volume and blood pressure
• Globulins are other plasma proteins
• alpha and beta globulis are synthesized by the liver and act as carries for molecules such as fats
• plasma carries body heat
• gamma globulins are also called as immunoglobulins
• gamma globulins are the antibodies produced by lymphocytes
• Lymphocytes mature

  and divide in the lymphatic tissue of the spleen, lymph

  nodes, and thymus, which also have stem cells for

  lymphocytes.
• Blood cells are produced from stem cells in hemopoietic tissue
• the three kind of blood cells are red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
• red blood cells are also called as erythrocytes
• red blood cells are biconcave discs
• Another way to measure the amount of

  RBCs is the hematocrit
• red blood cell contain the protein hemoglobin, which gives them the ability to carry oxygen
• Hemoglobin is also able to bond to carbon dioxide (CO2)

  and does transport some CO2 from the tissues to the lungs.
• Within red bone marrow are precursor cells called stem cells.
• The stem cells of the red bone marrow may also be called hemocytoblasts
• hemocytoblasts constantly undergo mitosis to produce new stem

  cells and all the kinds of blood cells, many of which are RBCs
• hypoxia is lack of oxygen
• the kidneys produce a hormone called erythropoietin, which stimulates the red bone marrow to increase the rate of RBC production