INTODUCTION TO HEMATOLOGY Flashcards
marari trans
He discovered worms in the victims during bubonic plague
athanasius kircher
Characteristics of blood
fluid in the body
red in color
thick and viscous
He discovered H. pylori and the function of platelets
giulio bizzozero
Color of venous blood
dark red
It is a nutritive fluid that participates in the physiologic and pathologic activities of the body
blood
He discovered the origin of platelets and modified the Romanowsky stain
james homer wright
What stain does James wright mofidied?
Romanowsky stain
Color of arterial blood
bright red
Functions of blood
respiration
nutrition
excretion
homeostasis
body protection
transport
Specific gravity of the blood
1.045 – 1.065
pH level of blood
7.35 – 7.45
% of the blood in the total body weight
7-8%
Composition of blood
liquid
water
chemicals
Total volume of blood in male
5-6L
Total volume of blood in female
4-5L
What are the leukocytes
neutrophil
basophil
eosinophil
lymphocyte
monocyte
Differentiate serum and plasma
serum is the liquid from the coagulated blood, while plasma is the liquid that remains when clotting is prevented with anticoagulant
Cellular components of blood
rbc
wbc
platelets
Wbc that belongs to granulocytes
basophils
eosinophils
neutrophils
2 classifications of wbc
granulocytes, agranulocytes
Wbc that belongs to agranulocytes
lymphocyte
monocyte
% of eosinophils
2-4%