condition called Anemia. Anemia occurs when the bodies red blood cell count is below normal. A normal hemoglobin count for a female is 12.0grams/100ml and 13.5grams/100ml for a male. This can be hereditary but it can also occur in the body for a number of reasons such as massive blood loss‚ vitamin deficiency‚ and cell deformities. Anemia Anemia is a common blood disorder that occurs when your level of healthy red blood cells is too low. Red blood cells contain a protein called hemoglobin‚ which is responsible
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2-3 × 1013 red blood cells at any given time (women have about 4-5 million erythrocytes per cubic millimeter of blood and men about 5-6 million). Red blood cells are thus much more common than the other blood particles: about 4-11 thousand white blood cells per cubic millimeter‚ and about 150-400 thousand platelets per cubic millimeter. The red blood cells store collectively about 3.5 grams of iron; that’s more than five times the iron stored by all the other tissues combined. The blood types of humans
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between the blood types of the mother and baby. * "Hemolytic" means breaking down of red blood cells * "Erythroblastosis" refers to making of immature red blood cells * "Fetalis" refers to fetus ------------------------------------------------- What causes hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)? HDN most frequently occurs when an Rh negative mother has a baby with an Rh positive father. When the baby’s Rh factor is positive‚ like the father’s‚ problems can develop if the baby’s red blood
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Lecture 1 Slide 1 ● The first type of blood cells that we will focus on are the erythrocytes‚ also called the red blood cells. These are the cells that transport oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the tissues. These cells also help transport some of the carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. The main function of erythrocytes‚ namely oxygen transport‚ is carried out by the protein that makes up the majority of the protein composition of the cell‚ hemoglobin. We will also be looking at how hemoglobin delivers oxygen
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Chapter 6: Cardiovascular System –– Blood I. Blood: An Overview A. Blood consists of two portions: Formed elements and Plasma. 1. Formed elements Make up 45% of the total volume of whole blood. Contains red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and blood platelets. 2. Plasma Makes up 55% of the total volume of whole blood. Contains a variety of inorganic and organic molecules suspended in water. B. Functions 1. Blood is the primary transport medium. a. Delivers oxygen from the lungs and nutrients
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A hematocrit measures the percentage of blood that is comprised of RBC’s and can determine a needed transfusion. Fluid volume in the blood affects hematocrit values. Hematocrit levels rise with an increase in the number of RBC’s or a decrease in the plasma volume. An elevated hematocrit is most often associated with severe burns‚ diarrhea‚ and dehydration‚ where water in tissues decreases. The low level of plasma water concentrates the RBC’s leading to the condition‚ hemoconcentration. An elevated
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he panted to stay cool. This loss of water would have reduced his blood volume‚ thereby increasing the concentration of the ECF. Hypothesis This is the hypotheses that you developed before conducting your experiment. It is hypothesised that when sheep’s RBC are added to a hypertonic solution‚ they will shrivel and occupy less space within a haematocrit tube‚ when compared to a hypotonic solution that will cause the cells to lyse. Materials and methods This is the description you gave
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by iron in the transport of oxygen. The structure of hemoglobin is a hemi group. A hemi group consists of an iron (Fe) ion held in a heterocyclic ring. Iron binds with oxygen. Therefore‚ it has a very important role in transporting oxygen in the blood. How is iron stored and transported in the body? Iron can be stored within intestinal entrecotes bound to ferritin and transported transversely along the basolateral membrane of intestinal entrecotes. The liver is the chief storage site for iron
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION/LITERATURE REVIEW THE ERYTHROCYTES A cell that contains haemoglobin and can carry oxygen to the body. Also called a red blood cell (RBC). The reddish colour is due to haemoglobin. Erythrocytes are biconcave in shape which increases the cells surface area and facilitates the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide. This shape is maintained by a cytoskeleton composed of several proteins. Erythrocytes
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Human bloods have differences precisely to the presence or absence of certain protein molecules called antigens and antibodies. The antigens can be found on the surface of red blood cells and the antibodies are in the blood plasma. Individuals have different types and combination of these molecules. Blood group is like a trait which we inherit to our parents. The blood group you belong depends on what you have inherited from your parents. There are three types of antigens: A antigen‚ B antigen
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