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Blood Flashcards

1
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What stain is used in blood smears

A

Wright’s Stain

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2
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What are erythrocytes

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RBCs

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3
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What do platelets usually look like on blood smears

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Dots

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4
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What is plasma made of

A

Water
Proteins
Other solutes

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5
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What is serum

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Plasma without clotting factors

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6
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What are granulocytes

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WBCs with secretory granules in cytoplasm

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7
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What is the function of neutrophils

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Repair damaged tissue

Phagocytosis of foreign substances and destruction of foreign cells

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8
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What do neutrophils look like

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Nucleus in several lobes. Granules barely visible

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9
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What is the function of eosinophils

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Disease fighting WBCs

Dampens an immune reaction after its peak

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10
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What do eosinophils look like

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  • Nucleus is bi lobed
  • DOminant same-size granules
  • red to brown
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11
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What do basophils do

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Inflammation and allergic symptoms by release of vasoactive substances

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12
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What do basophils look like

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  • Nucleus is bi or trilobed

- Dominant purple granules vary in size

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13
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What are agranulocytes

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WBCs without granules in cytoplasm

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14
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What are the agranulocytes

A

Lymphocytes

MOnocytes

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15
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Function of lymphocytes

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Produce antibodies against pathogens

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16
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Appearance of lymphocytes

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Round nucleus

Blue cytoplasm

17
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Function of monocytes

A

Phagocytosis

18
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Appearance of monocytes

A

Large
Nucleus is sausage shaped
Bluish cytoplasm

19
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What are the 3 lymphocytes

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T,B and memory cells

20
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What do mast cells do

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  • recruit circulating leukocytes (WBCs)
  • Widen vessels
  • Slow flow
  • inflame and swell capillaries
21
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What cells does the innate response include

A

Granulocytes

Macrophages (mk cells, mast cells and monocytes)

22
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What cells does the adaptive response include

A

Lymphocytes

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