Blood: 12.3 Questions - Group 2

Question 1

What is the normal WBC count in the adult?

Answer 1

5,000 – 10,000 / L

Question 2

Where would one normally find leukocytes?

Answer 2

In the bloodstream and the tissues.

Question 3

Most leukocytes travel from the bloodstream into the tissue. True or False?

Answer 3

True. They can go through the capillary wall.

Question 4

What two leukocytes use phagocytosis to destroy bacteria?

Answer 4

• Neutrophil
• Monocytes

Question 5

High numbers of this granulocyte may indicate bacterial infection:

Answer 5

Neutrophil

Question 6

What granulocyte in the normal adult body constitutes 2 – 4% of the total white blood cells?

Answer 6

Eosinophils

Question 7

High numbers of this granulocyte may indicate large parasites, such as parasitic worms, or allergies.

Answer 7

Eosinophils

Question 8

What granulocyte in the normal adult body constitutes .5 – 1% of the total white blood cells?

Answer 8

Basophils

Question 9

What two chemicals do basophils contain in their granules?

Answer 9

• Histamine
• Heparin

Question 10

What white blood cell releases histamine into damage tissues?

Answer 10

Basophil

Question 11

What chemical released by the basophils causes vasodilation so that blood can get quickly to a damaged tissue so repairs and defense can occur immediately?

Answer 11

Histamine

Question 12

Histamine not only causes vasodilation but allows the blood vessels to become more ______________ to neutrophils and clotting proteins.

Answer 12

Permeable

Question 13

What chemical released by the basophils is an anticoagulant which purpose is to inhibit clotting in the wound so that neutrophils can quickly move around and destroy invaders?

Answer 13

Heparin

Question 14

What agranulocyte in the normal adult body constitutes 25-33% of the total white blood cells?

Answer 14

Lymphocyte

Question 15

What agranulocyte may be seen elevated in immune responses, such as against viruses?

Answer 15

Lymphocyte

Question 16

What agranulocyte is responsible for activating the immune responses to destroy cancer cells?

Answer 16

Lymphocyte

Question 17

What agranuloctye is the largest (biggest) leukocyte?

Answer 17

Monocyte

Question 18

What agranulocyte in the normal adult body constitutes 3-8% of the total white blood cells?

Answer 18

Monocyte

Question 19

What agranulocyte once in the tissue transforms into a macrophage?

Answer 19

Monocyte

Question 20

What agranulocyte “helps” the neutrophils destroy pathogens? These cells also “clean up” infected tissues by ‘eating” cellular debris in inflammation.

Answer 20

Monocyte

Question 21

Increased WBC count (greater than 10,000/uL) is called:

Answer 21

Leukocytosis

Question 22

Decreased WBC count (less than 5,000/uL) is called:

Answer 22

Leukopenia

Question 23

A cancer that originates from mutated hemopoietic cells that makes leukocytes is called:

Answer 23

Leukemia