Intro

Question 1

Conversion of liquid blood into firm fibrin clot

Answer 1

Coagulation

Question 2

A stage before the maturity of the rbc

Answer 2

Reticulocytes

Question 3

Fluid portion of the blood and liquid portion of anti coagulated blood

Answer 3

Plasma

Question 4

Proteins- abundant, highly varied in structure,
divided into 3 main functional classes

Answer 4

Coagulation proteins, Proteins with Immunologic Functions, Transport proteins

Question 5

Formed elements/ Cellular Elements

Answer 5

Erythrocytes (RBC)
Leukocytes (WBC)
Platelets (Thrombocytes)

Question 6

Play an important mechanism, being able to transport itself from the arteries, venules, and various vessels in the body’s circulation.

Answer 6

Erythrocytes (RBC)

Question 7

RBC stains what color with Romonowsky stain

Answer 7

Pinkish

Question 8

RBC when seen in lacerations it stains

Answer 8

Pale greenish yellow

Question 9

Rbc appears red because of

Answer 9

Heme

Question 10

a complex of globin, protoporphyrin and
iron that transports elemental oxygen
from the high partial pressure to low
partial pressure of environment.
Provided by the cytoplasm.

Answer 10

Hemoglobin

Question 11

disappear 48 hrs after released from the
bone marrow.

Answer 11

Endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria

Question 12

responsible for carrying O2 and CO2 between the lungs and the tissues via the hemoglobin (Hb) content in the cytoplasm.

Answer 12

RBC

Question 13

Nucleus
Flexibility
Granules
Shape
Size
Life span
Color

Answer 13

Anucleated
Elastic
Agranular
Biconcave
6-9 micra in diameter
90-120 days
Red

Question 14

Female normal values of RBC

Answer 14

4,000,000-5,500,000 per cubic mm

SI: 4.0 - 5.5 x 10^12/L

Question 15

Male normal values RBC

Answer 15

4,500,000 - 6,000,000 per cubic mm

SI: 4.5 - 6.0 x 10^12/L

Question 16

refers to the variation enzymes outside of
the approximate limits which is 6-9 micra in diameter.

Answer 16

Anisocytosis

Question 17

best seen in megaloblastic anemia,
wherein the peripheral blood film is in abundance of
macrocytes.

Answer 17

Macrocytosis

Question 18

best reflected in iron deficiency syndrome

Answer 18

Microcytosis

Question 19

Cell is normal in size

Answer 19

Normocyte

Question 20

Drops below the lower limit of normal size

Answer 20

Microcyte

Question 21

Upper limit of normal size

Answer 21

Macrocyte

Question 22

abnormality in shape. Used to describe the
condition in which there are major variations in the shape of
RBC normally from that of a biconcave

Answer 22

Poikilocytosis

Question 23

Other abnormal shape of RBC

Answer 23

Teardrop cell, Spherocyte, Mexican hat cell

Question 24

• Thick glass used in counting RBC
• Contains two rules area. Each side containing a
  ruled area of large squares measuring 3mm of each
  side 9 square mm in all

Answer 24

Neubauer Counting Chamber

Question 25

below the lower limit of RBC

Answer 25

Erythrocytic

Question 26

upper limit of RBC

Answer 26

Erythrocytosis

Question 27

palor 1/3 of the total diameter of the cell

Answer 27

Normochromic

Question 28

Central palor excess 1/3 of the cell
diameter. Associated with iron deficiency anemia.

Answer 28

Hypochromic

Question 29

less palor at the center

Answer 29

Hyperchromic

Question 30

protection against invading organisms through
either innate/nonspecific (phagocytosis by polymorphonuclear neutrophils/PMNs) or specific/adaptive (production of antibodies
by lymphocytes)

Answer 30

Leukocytes/ WBC

Question 31

Difference between WBC count and Differential Count

Answer 31

Explain

Question 32

Normal values
PMN

Answer 32

57-65%
0.57 - 0.65

Question 33

Normal values Monocytes

Answer 33

4-8%
0.04 - 0.08

Question 34

Normal values Eosinophil

Answer 34

3-5%
0.03 - 0.05

Question 35

Normal values Basophil

Answer 35

0-1%
0.0 - 0.01

Question 36

Characteristics of WBC
Nucelus
Granules
Life span
Color

Answer 36

Nucleated
Granular & Agranular
13-20
Colorless