Blood and Hematopoiesis Flashcards
Blood consists of
Formed elements (cells) and amorphous ground usbstance (serum)
Blood and fibers
Blood contains no fibers but upon injury, fibrinogen can form fibers
Blood develops from
Mesenchyme
Hematocrit and normal values
Percentage volume of blood by erythrocytes
Normal - 45%…lower=anemia
RBC appearance
Biconcave disc
Rouleaux formation forming columns
Reticulocytes and appearance
Immature RBCs…slightly basophilic from residual rRNA from hemoglobin synthesis (Howell Jolly bodies)
Basophilia lost after 2 days in circulation
1-2% of peripheral blood
Elevation in reticulocytes means
Increase in RBC production
Anemia
Decrease in blood concentration of hemoglobin due to reduced number of total RBCs or decrease in individual hemoglobin content
Platelets - origin and apperance
From megakaryocyte cytoplasm
Also called thrombocytes
Disc-like
Hyalomere outer zone of cytoskeleton (MTs_
Inner granulomere containing serotonin (vasoconstrictor) or other coagulation components
NO NUCLEUS
Granular leukocytes
Segmented nuclei and non-dividing terminal cells with life span of a few days…contain primary and secondary granules…include neutro, baso, and eosino
Agranular leukocytes
Nuclei are round or indented and contain only primary granules…lymphos and monos
Specific granules
Secondary granules
Found only in granulocytes and have specific functions in cell…characterized by staining properties
Azurophilic granules
Primary granules…function as lysosomes
Neutrophil appearance, lifespan, and function
Segmented (2-5 lobe) nucleus increasing with age
Basophilic nucleus
Can see drum-stick appendage or Barr body
Lots of neutrophilic granules and fewer azurophilic granules
Circulate 9-10 hours and enter connective tissue…live 1-2 days
Acute inflammation
Become PMLs after they leave blood
Band neutrophils
Immature neutrophils (1-2%)
Neutrohpilia could mean
Acute response to bacterial infection
Shift to the left
Increase in number of immature neutros leaving bone marrow and entering peripheral blood