3 Categories of Blood Cells

Question 1

What are the 3 categories of Blood cells?

Answer 1

• Red blood cell
• White blood cell
• Platelets

Question 2

T/F. A medtech should identify the blood cells properly even when using a manual method and not always rely with machines when there’s a discrepancy. Make sure to apply proper staining and avoid contamination.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

includes erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and plasma

Answer 3

Whole Blood

Question 4

small white layer of cells lying between the packed cell volume and plasma (leukocytes and platelets)

Answer 4

Buffy Coat

Question 5

liquid portion of unclotted blood (Hazy and yellow)

Answer 5

Plasma

Question 6

Use of anticoagulant to prevent clotting

Answer 6

Plasma

Question 7

fluid that remains after coagulation (Clear and straw colored)

Answer 7

Serum

Question 8

Use of non-anticoagulant tube since we let the blood to clot

Answer 8

Serum

Question 9

Anucleate, biconcave, discoid cells filled with a reddish protein (Hb/Hgb)

Answer 9

RBC

Question 10

Measure 6-8 um in diameter with a zone of pallor that occupies one third of their center

Answer 10

RBC

Question 11

function of RBC

Answer 11

Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 12

Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, RBC indices

Answer 12

RBC

Question 13

disease that insufficient or lack of enough healthy RBC that reflects if low in count of hgb, hct and other blood indices

Answer 13

Anemia

Question 14

T/F. Causes of Anemia
▪ There is a problem in the production of RBC in the bone marrow

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T/F. Causes of Anemia
▪ Progenitor cells can travel to the peripheral because they are destroyed along the way

Answer 15

False, the progenitor cells cannot travel

Question 16

production of too much red blood cells in the bone marrow

Answer 16

Polycythemia vera

Question 17

Makes the blood thicker because of increase in number that can lead to organ failure

Answer 17

Polycythemia vera

Question 18

Loosely related category of cell types dedicated to protecting their host from infection made by bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi and injury

Answer 18

WBC

Question 19

Enumerate the agent of the immune system

Answer 19

o Skin
o WBCs
o Plasma cells, NK Cells, Macrophage, cytokines

Question 20

outer layer; first barrier and line of defense

Answer 20

Skin

Question 21

second line of defense

Answer 21

WBCs

Question 22

third line of defense

Answer 22

Plasma cells, NK Cells, Macrophage, cytokines

Question 23

low/decrease number of WBC → prone to many disease

Answer 23

Leukopenia

Question 24

high/increase number of WBC → can be identify with differential count

Answer 24

Leukocytosis

Question 25

cancer of the blood involving the bone marrow and the lymphatic system

Answer 25

Leukemia

Question 26

Enumerate the types of leukemia

Answer 26

▪ Acute Lymphocytic leukemia
▪ Acute Myeloid leukemia

Question 27

Blood components that affected by Leukemia

Answer 27

• Neutrophils – Bands
• Eosinophils
• Basophils
• Lymphocytes
• Monocytes

Question 28

Maintain blood vessel integrity by initiating vessel wall repairs

Answer 28

PLATELETS

Question 29

Main function of platelets

Answer 29

to stop the bleeding (Hemostasis and thrombosis)

Question 30

Platelets is responsible for

Answer 30

Adhesion, Secretion, Aggregation

Question 31

primary hemostasis

Answer 31

White thrombus