Blood And Body Fluids

A condition in which the number of erythrocytes, or the hemoglobin content of the erythrocytes is below normal (low oxygen carrying capacity of the blood)

Removal of blood, especially at the time of slaughter

The presence of an abnormally high number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood

A decrease in the percentage of plasma in the circulatory blood resulting in a concentration of erythrocytes

chief nutrient and gaseous transfer fluid of the body

Transports... Oxygen and carbon dioxide Ions Wastes Hormones Heat Defense of the body against infections and other foreign materials

6-10% animals weight

Formed elements: erythrocytes (RBC) Leukocytes (WBC) Thrombocytes (platelets) Fluid: plasma Plasma clotting factors- serum

Transports oxygen and carbon dioxide Concentration: millions/micrometers Fetal production RBC FORMATION: Erythropoiesis: controlled by erythropoietin which is produced by the kidneys and liver in response to oxygen deficiency, which in turn, acts upon the bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells

Vitamin b12 Folic acid Copper Amino acids Energy Water

65% water, 33% hemoglobin, terminally differentiated Hemoglobin: consists of four polypeptides coupled to four porphyria or heme moieties …. One atom of iron at the center of each heme…one molecule of oxygen can bind to each heme

Approx 120 days Gets broken down in blood stream…does not regenerate

Low oxygen carried capacity of blood Causes reduced red blood cell numbers, hemoglobin concentration