(LEC) Intro to Hematology

Question 1

Who discovered “little worms” or “animalcules” in the blood

Answer 1

Athanasius Kircher

Question 2

What did Athanasius Kircher in 1658 call the RBCs and WBCs that he saw

Answer 2

Scrutinium pestis / Animalcules

Question 3

Father of Microbilogy

Answer 3

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Question 4

The discovery of this protozoan is associated with Leeuwenhoek

Answer 4

Giardia lamblia

Question 5

Discovered the function of platelets

Answer 5

Giulio Bizzozero

Question 6

What did Giulio Bizzozero call platelets

Answer 6

Petites Plaques

Question 7

He classified Leukocytes

Answer 7

Paul Ehrlich

Question 8

Discovered the origin of platelets and created the wright stain

Answer 8

James Homer Wright

Question 9

Romanowsky stain is composed of?

Answer 9

Methylene Blue & Eosin Y

Question 10

What is the Etymology of the word “Hematology”

Answer 10

Haima (blood) & ology (study of) = study of blood

Question 11

2 types of blood

Answer 11

Venous Blood (Dark & Unoxygenated)
Arterial Blood (Bright & Oxygenated)

Question 12

What type of blood function:

Supplies oxygen to the cells and tissues

Answer 12

Respiration

Question 13

What type of blood function:

Provides essential nutrients to cells

Answer 13

Nutrition

Question 14

What type of blood function:

Removes waste materials such as Carbon Dioxide, Urea, and Lactic Acid

Answer 14

Excretion

Question 15

What type of blood function:

Regulates blood temperature

Answer 15

Homeostasis

Question 16

What type of blood function:

WBC that fight foreign bodies, and Platelets that prevents wound infection

Answer 16

Protection

Question 17

Plasma vs Serum

Answer 17

Plasma - unclotted & anticoagulated blood
Serum - clotted & coagulated blood