Blood Composition Flashcards
small white layer of cells lying between the packed cell volume and plasma (leukocytes and platelets)
A. BUFFY COAT
B. Plasma
C. SERUM
D. Leukocytosis
A. BUFFY COAT
Liquid portion of unclotted blood (Pale yellow & Hazy due to
fibrin) (hazy or yellow)
A. Plasma
B. Serum
C. White buffy coat
A. Plasma
fluid that remains after Coagulation (Clear and straw colored)
fluid that remains after Coagulation (Clear and straw colored)
A. Plasma
B. Serum
C. White buffy coat
B. Serum
Uses an ANTICOAGULANT tube
A. Plasma
B. Serum
C. White buffy coat
A. Plasma
Uses a NON-ANTICOAGULANT tube
A. Plasma
B. Serum
C. White buffy coat
B. Serum
Anucleate, biconcave, discoid cells filled with a reddish protein (hemoglobin)
A. Rbc
B. Platelet
C. Wbc
Rbc
Measure —- um in diameter with a zone of pallor that occupies 1/3 of their center (3/4 full of the RBC)
A.5-6 um
B. 6-8 um
B. 6-8 um
Transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
Rbc
increased number of RBCs in the bone marrow (thick viscosity of blood)
a. Anemia
B. Polycythemia
B
Loosely related category of cell types dedicated to protecting their host from infection and injury
A.rbc
B. Wbc
C. Platelet
B. Wbc
decreased/ low number of WBC count
A. Leukocytosis
B. Leukopenia
C. Leukemia
B. Leukopenia
Increase/ high WBC count
A.Leukemia
B.leukocytosis
C. Leukopenia
B. Leukocytosis
Cancer of blood; cancer of the body’s blood forming tissue including bone marrow and lymphatic system
Leukemia
First line of defense from wbc
T cells
