Lab 20 Flashcards
Erythrocytes
also known as red blood cells, carry oxygen around the body on an iron-containing protein called hemoglobin
Leukocyte
WBC’s
Granulocyte
) are cells containing cytoplasmic granules that are visible when stained.
Neutrophil
do not interact strongly with either type of dye, and their granules stain a light violet-pink color. They are the most numerous type of leukocyte, making up about 60 to 70 percent of the total leukocytes in the blood.typically have multilobed nuclei, although their nuclei often vary in appearance, which gives rise to their other name: polymorphonucleocytes
Eosinophil
and their granules stain bright red. They are far less numerous than neutrophils, accounting for only about 4 percent of the total leukocytes in the blood. As with neutrophils, their nuclei are segmented into lobes, although eosinophils’ nuclei tend to be bilobed. Eosinophils play a role in the immune response to infection with parasitic worms and the allergic response.
Basophil
(BAY-zoh-filz) take up the dark purple stain hematoxylin (it is a basic dye, hence their name basophil), and their granules appear dark blue-purple. Like eosinophils, they tend to have bilobed nuclei, but their nuclei are often obscured by their dark granules. They are the least numerous of the leukocytes, making up fewer than 1 percent of the total leukocyte count, and will likely be the most difficult to find on your slide. Basophils are primarily involved in the allergic response.
Agranulocyte
The cells known as agranulocytes (AY-gran-yoo-loh-syt’z) lack visible cytoplasmic granules.
TLymphocyte
T lymphocytes play numerous roles, including enhancing other aspects of the immune response, destroying cancer cells, and destroying cells infected with viruses.
BLymphocyte
B lymphocytes produce proteins called antibodies that bind foreign glycoproteins called antigens.
Monocyte–
(MAHN-oh-syt’z) are the largest of the leukocytes and have U-shaped or horseshoe-shaped nuclei with light blue or light purple cytoplasm. They are the third most numerous type of leukocyte, accounting for 3 to 8 percent of the total. Monocytes exit the blood to mature into cells called macrophages (MAK-roh-feyj-uhz), which are very active phagocytes.
Platelets
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ANTIGEN
specific glycoproteins called antigens found on the cell surface.
Antiserum
. An antiserum is a solution that contains proteins produced by B lymphocytes called antibodies that bind to specific antigens.
Anti-A antiserum contains
anti-A antibodies that bind to erythrocytes with A antigens.
■■Anti-B antiserum contains
anti-B antibodies that bind to erythrocytes with B antigens.
■■Anti-Rh antiserum contains
anti-Rh antibodies that bind to erythrocytes with Rh antigens.
Antibody
a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
BloodDonation
receiving blood from another person
Universaldonor
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Universalrecipient
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Wholebloodconsistsoftwomaincomponents
plasma andformedelements
plasma,
thefluidportionofblood,
formedelements,
orthecellularportionOF BLOOD
Plasmaaccountsforabout__percentofthevolumeofwholebloodandconsistsprimarilyof
55; water,proteins,andothersolutessuchasnutrientsandions.
Formedelementsaccountforabout__percentofthevolumeofwholeblood.
45
Therearethreeclassesofformedelements:
erythrocytes,platelets,andleukocytes.
1.Erythrocytes.Erythrocytes(eh-RITH-roh-syt’z),alsoknownas
redbloodcells,carryoxygenaroundthebodyonaniron-containingproteincalledhemoglobin(HEE-moh-glohb-in)
arethemostnumerousbloodcells,averagingabout44percentofthetotalbloodvolume.
1.Erythrocytes.Erythrocytes(eh-RITH-roh-syt’z)
hematocrit(heh-MAEH-toh krit) ,istypicallyhigherin
males(40to50percent)thaninfemales(36to44percent).
Erythrocytesareeasilydistinguishedfromtheotherformedelementsby
theirreddish-pinkcolorandthefactthatmatureerythrocyteslacknucleiandmostorganelles.
2.Platelets.(PLAYT-letz)aren’tactually
cellsatallbutareinsteadjustsmallcellularfragments.Assuch,theylacknucleiandmostorganellesandaremuchsmallerthantheotherformedelements.
Plateletsareinvolvedin
bloodclottingandmakeuplessthan1percentofthetotalbloodvolume.
203.Leukocytes.Leukocytes(LOO-koh-syt’z),alsoknownas
whitebloodcells,
203.Leukocytes.Leukocytes(LOO-koh-syt’z), PLAY A ROLE IN
immunesystemandmakeuplessthan1percentofthetotalbloodvolume.
Thetwosubclassesofleukocytesarebasedupon
thepresenceorabsenceofvisiblegranulesintheircytoplasm.
Granulocytes.Asimpliedbytheirname,granulocytes(GRAN-yoo-loh-syt’z)arecellscontaining
cytoplasmicgranulesthatarevisiblewhenstained.
Thethreetypesofgranulocytesstain
differentlywhentreatedwiththedyeshematoxylinandeosinandarenamedforthetypeofstainwithwhichtheyinteract.
Neutrophils(NOO-troh- arethemost
MOST NUMEROUS TYPE OF LEUKOCYTE, MAKING UP ABOUT 60-70% OF TOTAL LEUKOCYTES IN THE BLOOD
BAND CELLS
INMATURE NEUTROPHIL
Neutrophilsareattractedtothesiteof
anycellularinjury,andareparticularlyactiveiningestinganddestroyingbacteria.
Eosinophils(ee-oh-SIN-oh-filz)are
farlessnumerousthanneutrophils,accountingforonlyabout4percentofthetotalleukocytesintheblood.Aswithneutrophils,theirnucleiaresegmentedintolobes,althougheosinophils’nucleitendtobebilobed.Eosinophilsplayaroleintheimmuneresponsetoinfectionwithparasiticwormsandtheallergicresponse.