L6 Blood Flashcards
What is used to stain blood?
Wright stain
Blood has cellular and extracellular elements. What are the cellular elements?
RBCs
WBCs
Platelets
Blood has cellular and extracellular elements. What are the extra cellular elements?
Plasma (albumin + fibrinogen)
What are the three layers blood separates into?
Plasma
Buffy coat
RBCs
What are the contents of the buffy coat?
Leukocytes and platelets 1% of sample
How many layers does blood separate into w/o anticoagulants?
2
What layers does blood separate into w/o anticoagulants?
serum (w/ no fibrinogen) and blood clot
What maintains the osmotic pressure inside the blood vessels?
plasma protein (albumin)
T/F erythrocytes have nuclei
False
they are anucleate
How long do erythrocytes stay in circulation?
120 days
What condition causes excessive breakdown of RBCs leading to yellowing skin?
Jaundince
What type of mutation leads to hereditary spherocytosis?
mutation of ankyrin proteins
What type of mutation leads to hereditary elliptocytosis?
mutation of spectrin proteins
What are the two major categories of leukocytes?
Granulocytes and Agranulocytes
What are the three granulocytes?
neutrophils
basophils
eosinophils
What are the two agranulocytes?
lymphocytes
monocytes
Some cells can migrate out of the blood and into loose CT. Which cells become macrophages in tissue?
Monocytes
Basophils in the blood are most related to what tissue cells?
Mast cells
Which cells can recirculate from tissue to blood?
lymphocytes
What cells are the most abundant leukocyte?
Neutrophils (PMNs)
Primary, azurophilic granules are always…
lysosomes
Tertiary granules or MMPs are only found in what cells?
Neutrophils
What are the steps to neutrophil migration?
Rolling –> adhesion –> migration
What cells have secondary granules that are histamine and vasoactive reagents?
basophils