Final Flashcards
what percent of blood volume in plasma?
50-55%
what function is carried out by blood?
regulating body temp
what percentage of your body weight is blood?
2%
what does the coverglass on hemacytometers do?
regulates the depth of fluid
what is true of RBC and WBC counts?
they are usually performed manually
what is the reference range for a WBC count?
for an adult it is 4-11x10^9/L
what is true of blood collected for blood smears?
anticoagulant must always be used in blood for blood smears
how many platelets in a field is normal?
7-20
do viral infections usually cause increased lymphocytes and an increased total WBC count?
nope
are lymphocytes produced in the bone marrow and other lymphoid tissue?
yup
name of an immature blood cell normally found in only the bone marrow
blast cell
how does iron deficiency anemia affect the RBC?
they’re hypochromic
what type of stain is eosin?
acidic
what is the ingestion of a foreign particle or cell by another cell called?
phagocytosis
form of hemoglobin that binds and transports oxygen
oxyhemoglobin
what’s initiated by damage to a blood vessel?
fibrinolysis, vasoconstriction and coagulation
are coagulation factors produced in the liver and circulate in activated form?
nope
do PT tests measure intrinsic pathways?
nope
does factor VIII deficiency effect the prothrombin time?
nope
whats responsible for humoral immunity?
antibodies
what’s the process of blood cell formation called?
hemopoiesis
what kind of stem cell makes blood cells?
hemopoietic stem cell
which antibody is predominant in secretions?
IgA
which antibody is first produced after an exposure to an antigen?
IgM
does the inflammatory response produce antibodies?
hell nah
what is the largest immunoglobulin?
IgM
who performed the first successful blood transfusion of human blood?
James Blundell
whats not easily obtained from a unit of donated blood?
leukocyte concentrate
does AB blood have anti-A or anti-B in the serum?
nope
are ABO antibodies part of the IgG group?
no
Is Landstrainer a method to name the Rh antigens?
no
What do you give a mother to prevent HDN?
anti-D
what should be done during a Rh tube typing test?
agglutination should be graded
Can the RhD antigen be detected by slide, tube and gel methods?
yup
how many nephrons are on each kidney?
1,000,000