Hematology Flashcards
What is the scientific study of blood and its components?
Hematology
Where do blood cells come from or produced?
Bone marrow
What type of blood cells has the function to transport oxygen from the lungs to different parts of the body?
Red blood cells
What type of blood cells has the function to defend the body against infection?
White blood cells
What gas transporting protein molecule gives blood its red color?
Hemoglobin
Identify the kind of WBC.
- most numerous
- protects the body from infection by killing and ingesting bacteria and fungi
- the first line of defense
Neutrophils
Identify the kind of WBC.
- kills parasite
- activate allergic response
Eosinophils
Identify the kind of WBC.
- releases histamine
- promotes inflammation
- involved in allergic response
Basophils
Identify the kind of WBC.
- responsible for adaptive immunity
- produces antibodies
Lymphocytes
Identify the kind of WBC.
- ingest bacterias
- commonly increased in convalescent-phase or chronic phase of infection
Monocytes
What do you call these cell fragments that adhere to the walls of the blood vessels to plug ruptures, thereby preventing the release of blood?
Platelets
A drop in WBC and platelet count may indicate what type of disease?
Dengue
The portion in a blood sample that is composed of white blood cells and platelets.
Buffy coat
The medical term for a deficiency of platelets.
Thrombocytopenia
Medical term for an abundance of platelets.
Thrombocytosis
