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1
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What is BRU-E?

A

burst-forming unit, erythroid

precursor

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2
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What is whole blood and what are its functions?

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specialized connective tissue
transport water, solutes and formed elements
temperature regulation
water balance

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3
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What is whole blood comprised of?

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60% plasma

40% formed elements

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4
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What is plasma made up of?

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90% water
8& proteins
2% other solutes

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5
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What are the two plasma proteins?

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albumin and globulins

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6
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What are plasma electrolytes?

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sodium, chloride and potassium

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7
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Whats the difference between plasma and serum?

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  • plasma found in vasculture, serum in coagulation proteins

- plasma blood does not clot in seperaters, serum is allowed

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8
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What are formed elements?

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erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets

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9
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T or F: CBC varies in numbers and morphology in relation to disease processes in patients

A

True

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10
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What is the most numerous formed element in the blood?

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RBC

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11
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T or F: RBC size varies in species?

A

True

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12
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How many days does a RBC survive in a dog?

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110 days

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13
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How many days does a RBC survive in a horse?

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160 days

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14
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How many days does a RBC survive in a feline?

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70 days

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15
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How many days does a RBC survive in a bovine?

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145 days

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16
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What shape are goat RBC?

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spherical and irregular

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17
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What shape are camel RBC?

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flat, thin

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18
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T or F: birds have nucleated RBCS, WBC and thrombocytes?

A

True

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19
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What are polychromatophils?

A

RBC’s that are 1 stage back in development
larger than mature RBC, smaller than neutrophil
lavender to purple color

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20
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T or F: finding a nucleated RBC is abnormal?

A

True

diseases affecting RBC formation

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21
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What is the least numerous formed element in the blood?

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leukocytes

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22
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What is the function of leukocytes?

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inflammation and immune response

23
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What are the two major categories of leukocytes?

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myeloid (neutrophils, basophils, etc.)

lymphoid ( lymphocytes)

24
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What are the most numerous WBC’s?

A

neutrophils

25
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What is the function of neutrophils?

A

innate immunity

phagocytic and killing cells

26
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How can you identify hetrophils on a slide?

A

dynamic, dense granules

27
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What is a band neutrophil?

A

rare bands found in blood smears

one stage less mature than segmented neutrophil

28
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T or F: monocytes differentiate in macrophages in tissue?

29
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What are the functions of monocytes?

A

phagocytosis
iron storage and recycling
antigen presentation to T-lymphocytes

30
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What is the mononuclear phagocytic system comprised of?

A

circulating monocytes

tissue macrophages

31
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T or F: monocytes vary in morphology?

32
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T or FL monocytes are the largest cells on blood smears typically?

33
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T or F: Monocyte cytoplasms are frequently vacuolated ?

34
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T or F: it is normal to have low numbers of eosinophils in blood?

35
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What is the function of eosinophils?

A

modulate delayed and immediate type hypersensitivity reactions commonly associated with mast cells

36
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T or F: eosinophils defend against helminthic parasites?

37
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What does an eosinophil look like on morphology?

A

bright reddish-orange
eosinophillic granules
purple nucleus

38
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What is the least numerous WBC in blood?

39
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T or F: Heartworm disease is associated with basophils?

40
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What is the morphology of a basophil?

A

lavender granules

41
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What is the second most numerous cell population in the blood?

A

lymphocytes

42
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What is the function of lymphocytes?

A

humoral immunity: b-cells and plasma cells

cell mediated immunity: T cells

43
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What are subpopulations of lymphocytes?

A

small
large granular
reactive
plasma cells

44
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T or F: large granular lymphocytes are found in low numbers in sick animals?

A

False, HEALTHY animals

45
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What is the second most numerous formed element in the blood?

A

platelets

thrombocytes

46
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What are the functions of platelets?

A

clotting

primary inflammatory response

47
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What are the two types of bone marrow?

A

red marrow and yellow marrow

48
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What are the components of bone marrow?

A

sinusoids
stromal cells
stem cells and precursor cells
macrophages

49
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What is stoma of bone marrow?

A

connective tissue framework
composed of reticular cells& fibers and mesenchymal cells
support structure of bone marrow

50
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What are the cells of bone marrow?

A

hematopoietic stem cells

51
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What is hematopoiesis?

A

process of formed elements

52
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What is the process of RBC formation?

A 
Rubriblast
Prorubicyte
Rubricyte
Metarubricyte
Polychromatophllic RBC
Mature RBC
53
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What is the process of neutrophil formation?

A 
Myeloblast
Promyelocyte
Myelocyte
Metamyelocyte
Band neutrophil
Segmented neutrophil

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