Hematology Flashcards
- The pluripotent stem cell divides into?
myeloid stem cell and lymphoid stem cell
- What are the 6 major forms of the myeloid family?…..
BENT ME – basophil, eosinophil, neutrophil, throbocytes, monocyte, erythrocyte.
- What are 2 end products of the lymphoid stem cell? Of which is plasma cells originating form?…
2 end products are B and T cells and from the B cell plasma cells originate which are antibodies.
- What color does eosinophil stain? And the release of eosinophils is due to what?
….eosinophils stain pink and are released in response to an allergic rxn.
- What do basophils -> mast cells release?…
histamine which increases the inflammatory response and stimulates mucus producion
- What is polycythemia vera (PV)?
highly elevated RBC count. It is uncurable and to maintain it, may draw blood.
Where are EPO produced?…
kidneys
- How many people die of malaria each year?
2 million per year
- What is found between epithelial tissue that allow specified substances to pass through?…
tight junctions
- The darker you are, the more ________ you have?
melanocytes
- Saliva has the amylase ptyalin? true or false
true
- pH of vagina is ____ and has enzymes that break things down
acidic
- innate immune system if specific/nonspecific?
it is an inherent/nonspecific system which work the same way regardless of microorganisms.
- The adaptive immune system is specific/nonspecific?
Specific and tailor their response
- Responsibility of the neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, NK cells, dendritic cells?
-neutrophils attack and ingest pathogen. –Eosinophils provide innate immunity in mucosal lining: mammary glands and GI tract. Macrophages are the big-eaters. NK cells directly destroy virus-infected cells (w/antigenic markers). Dendritic cells engulf pathogens and activate lymphocyte.
- What kind of cells does TB infect?….
macrophages and dendritic cells
- A cancerous cell has uncontrollable cell division & an abnormal size of the cytoplasm BUT normal size of the nucleus? True / false
true
- Adrenaline deficiency leads to..?
addison’s DZ
- Cause of eosionophillia?
NAACP-NeoplasmAllergy/ AsthmaAddison’s diseaseCollagen vascular diseasesParasites
- Scleroderma pertains to all over the body true /false?
true
- Pressure is related to volume; by tightening the vessel, the volume is decreased and substances are tightly packed therefore, ____ pressure??
increasing
- Different cytokines have different defense systems true/false??
true
- A bacteria is (easier/harder) to scrape off vs a virus?
easier- Bacteria- rmmber bacteria hang around the bus whereas the virus is in the steering wheel
- Bacterial infection (Gonorrhea) can develop over and over again whereas, viral infections (measles, mumps) can develop immunity. True/false?
true
- HIV is a ___virus, meaning it transcripts RNA -> DNA????
retrovirus
- How many people die, on average, due to influenza?
…~ 36,000 people (rampersauds likes to put stats on his exams, especially the ones he mentions)
- An attenuated microbe is not as _____ as a live microbe??
strong