Hematology

Question 1

CBC

Answer 1

Complete Blood Count

Question 2

WBC

Answer 2

White Blood Cell

Question 3

PMN

Answer 3

Polymorphonuclear

Question 4

Hct

Answer 4

Hematocrit

Question 5

Hb

Answer 5

Hemoglobin

Question 6

MCV

Answer 6

Mean Corpuscular Volume

Question 7

MCH

Answer 7

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

Question 8

MCHC

Answer 8

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

Question 9

NRCB

Answer 9

Nucleated Red Blood Cell

Question 10

EDTA

Answer 10

Ethylenediamine Tetra-Acetic Acid

Question 11

Erythr/o

Answer 11

Red

Question 12

Leuk/o

Answer 12

White

Question 13

Thromb/o

Answer 13

Clot

Question 14

Poikil/o

Answer 14

Irregular

Question 15

Acanth/o

Answer 15

Spiny

Question 16

Anisocytosis

Answer 16

An=not
Iso=the same
Cyt=Cell
osis=abnormal condition

Question 17

Polycythemia

Answer 17

pol=many
cyt=Cell
Emma=blood condition

Question 18

pancytopenia

Answer 18

pan=all
cyt/o=Cell
penia=deficiency

Question 19

Plasma

Answer 19

The fluid portion of blood composed of water, nutrients, hormones, etc. -blood cells are suspended in plasma but not part of it

Question 20

Fibrinogen

Answer 20

A large protein in blood plasma that, when converted to fibrin, forms the mesh work for the basis of clot.

Question 21

Serum

Answer 21

Plasma from which the fibrinogen has been separated in the process of clotting

Question 22

Reticulocyte

Answer 22

Immature RBC that contains organelles that are lost as the Cell matures

Question 23

Erythropenia

Answer 23

A hormone secreted by the kidneys, that acts on the bone marrow to stimulate blood cell production

Question 24

Hemaglobin

Answer 24

The chemical in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen

Question 25

Heme

Answer 25

The non-protein, iron containing portion of Hemoglobin

Question 26

Globin

Answer 26

The protein portion of Hemoglobin

Question 27

Oxyhemoglobin

Answer 27

Product of Hemoglobin combining with oxygen

Question 28

Normochromasia

Answer 28

Normal straining intensity

Question 29

Rouleaux

Answer 29

RBC’s adhering to each other in rolls or columns

Question 30

Heinz Bodies

Answer 30

Intraerthyhrocytic mass of denatured Hemoglobin

Question 31

Eosin

Answer 31

A group of rose colored stain used in histology and laboratory procedure (RBC)

Question 32

Basophilic

Answer 32

Staining readily with basic dyes that are usually blue in color (WBC)

Question 33

Neutrophil

Answer 33

Leukocyte with neutral staining properties, the main function of which is the phagocytosis of foreign materials or cells (WBC)

Question 34

Hemocytometer

Answer 34

Instrument used in counting blood cells

Question 35

Icteric

Answer 35

Yellow in appearance due to the presence of excess bilirubin

Question 36

Hemolysis

Answer 36

The destruction of red blood cells

Question 37

Granulocyte

Answer 37

Any cell containing granules, particularly certain leukocytes

Question 38

Ecchymosis

Answer 38

Skin discoloration consisting of large irregular formed area of hemorrhage

Question 39

Petechia

Answer 39

Small purplish hemorrhage spots on skin or the mucous membranes

Question 40

Hematoma

Answer 40

Extravasted blood, usually clotted, in an organ space or tissue

Question 41

Prothrombin

Answer 41

Clotting factor produced by liver, vitamin K dependent

Question 42

Hypochromasia

Answer 42

Decreased staining ability due to insufficient Hemoglobin in the cells

Question 43

Crenation

Answer 43

The abnormal notching around the edges of an erythrocyte due to shrinkage

Question 44

Leukocytosis

Answer 44

Increased in the number of immature cells, usually causes by infection

Question 45

Left Shift

Answer 45

An increase in the number of leukocytes, usually caused by an infection

Question 46

Doehle Bodies

Answer 46

Small round gray-Bodies in the cytoplasm of neutrophils indicative of severe toxemia

Question 47

Granulocytopenia

Answer 47

Decreased amounts of granulocytes in blood

Question 48

Purpura

Answer 48

Hemorrhages into the skin showing purple