Blood Flashcards
1
Q
Components of blood
A
Formed elements and plasma
2
Q
Liquid portion of blood
A
Plasma
3
Q
Formed elements
A
cells and cell fragments(RBCs, platelets,WBCs)
4
Q
Hematocrit
A
45%
5
Q
Buffy coat
A
Consists of leukocytes and platelets
6
Q
Type of stain for peripheral blood smear
A
Wright’s stain
7
Q
Erythrocytes
A
- RBCs
- most abundant formed element
- no nucleus
- biconcave disc
- central pallor
8
Q
Thrombocyte
A
- platelet
- fragments from megakaryocytic within the bone marrow
- do not contain a nucleus
9
Q
Leukocytes
A
- WBCs
- cells with nucleus
- Neutrophils, lymphocytes , monocytes , eosinophils and basophils
10
Q
Name the leukocytes in order of frequency
A
Neutrophils , lymphocyte ,monocyte , eosinophil, basophil
11
Q
What is the most abundant Leukocyte ?
A
neutrophil
12
Q
What is the least abundant Leukocyte?
A
basophil
13
Q
granulocytes
A
(Granny BEN)
-Neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils
14
Q
Neutrophils
A
- muli-lobed nucleus
- polymorphonuclear neutrophil , poly , PMN , Polymorph
15
Q
Eosinopjils
A
- have prominent orange pink granules
- bi-lobed
