Intro to Haematology Flashcards
name the 3 types of blood cell
RBC
WBC
platelet
what is haematopoesis?
production of blood cells
main sites of haematopoesis at birth?
bone marrow
liver
spleen
main sites of haematopoesis as an adult?
bone marrow of skull ribs sternum pelvis proximal ends of femur
main function of platelets?
to prevent bleeding
blood cells are derived from what structures?
stem cells
myeloid progenitor cells have the ability to become what cells?
granulocytes
monocytes
erythrocytes
platelets
what is the earliest form of a neutrophil?
myeloblast
what is an erythrocyte?
a red blood cell
earliest form of an erythrocyte?
pronormoblast
penultimate cell in erythrocyte formation?
reticulocyte
what colour is the eosin stain?
red
what colour do basophils appear on stain and why?
dark blue/black as they are basic
what colour do eosinophils appear on film and why?
red from eosin stain
the granules of granulocytes are easily visible on what kind of test?
light microscopy