Hem/ Onc High Yield Flashcards
Anisocytosis?
varying size RBC
Life span of RBC?
120 days
Piokilocytosis?
varing shape RBC
What are platelets derived from?
megakaryocytes
Life span of thrombocyte/ platlet?
8- 10 days
What is the vWF receptor on platelets?
GpIb
What is the fibrinogen receptor on platelets?
GpIIb/ IIIa
Where are 1/3 of all platelets stored?
Spleen
Name the 4 substances in the granules of platelets?
1- ADP
2- Ca2+
3- vWF
4- Fibrinogen
“acute inflammatory response cell”
neutrophil
What is in the specific granules of neutrophils? (4)
1- ALP
2- collagenase
3- lysozyme
4- lactoferrin
What is in the azurophilic granules of neutrophils? (4)
1- proteinases
2- acid phosphatase
3- myeloperoxidase
4- Beta glucuronidase
What are 4 MAJOR chemotactic agents for neutrophils?
1- C5a 2- IL-8 3- LTB4 4- Kallikrein 5- Platelet activating factor
What do macrophages come from?
Monocytes! They differentiate once they enter tissue
What cytokine activates macrophages?
Gamma interferon
How do macrophages participate in Gram (-) septic shock?
Lipid A from LPS binds CD14 on macrophages to initiate septic shock
Major function of eosinophils?
Helmith infections and phagocytose antigen- antibody complexes
What are the 2 major substances of Eosinophils?
Histamine
Major Basic Protien
Which cells mediate allergic reactions?
Basophils, eosinophils and mast cells
What are the 2 major substances of basophils?
Heparin
Histamine