BLOOD Flashcards
What is the hematocrit?
% of blood volume that is RBCs
What is the hematocrit?
% of blood volume that is RBCs
What is the purpose of albumin in plasma?
Protein that increases osmotic pressure. Also a carrier protein
Macrocyte is_____
> 9 micron in diameter signifying low folic acid
Microcyte is ______
What is a reticulocyte
Immature RBC
Which are the 3 granulocytes
Neutrophil
Eosinophil
Basophil
Neutrophil is classicly found in __________
inflammation
An increase in Eosinophils is associated with ___________ and _________ infections
allergic reactions; helminthic
Eosinophils role in inflammatory response?
Down-regulate inflammation
Arylsufatase and histaminase are found in ____________ and inactivate __________ and ___________
Eosinophils;
leukotrienes and histamine
Basophils promote
allergic responses
Basophils contain 5 things in its granules:
Eosinophilic chemotactic factor; Heparin; histamine; Peroxidase; Leukotrienes
Two agranulocytes are:
Lymphocytes and Monocytes
Pluripotential stem cells form_______ and are _______mitotic _____but ______
all types of cells; highly; slow