Peripheral Blood

Question 0

Basophilia

Answer 0

blue stain (red also) ?

Question 1

What are the 5 components of blood?

Answer 1

erythrocytes
leukocytes
platelets
plasma

Question 2

Azurophilia

Answer 2

violet stain?

Question 3

Eosinophilia

Answer 3

a stain

Question 4

Neutrophilia

Answer 4

a stain

Question 5

Erythrocyte

Answer 5

what gives color to blood
45% blood volume
higher in people in high altitudes
function: transport
biconcave

Question 6

Spectrin

Answer 6

Component of RBC

Question 7

Platelets

Answer 7

Visualized as a purple dot.
150k to 450k
function: clotting

Question 8

Granulomere

Answer 8

Part of platelets

where all the ‘action’ is, does the clotting

Question 9

Leucocytes

Answer 9

has classifications

Question 10

Granular / Polymorphonuclear

Answer 10

Neutrophils
Basophils
Eosinophils

Question 11

Non-granular / Mononuclear

Answer 11

Monocyte

Lymphocytes

Question 12

Neutrophils

Answer 12

Most numerous WBC
Nucleii has many lobes / segments (trademark)
More lobes = older
function: fights bacteria
go out of the blood vessels, exits through capillaries

Question 13

Drumstick (neutrophils)

Answer 13

Corresponding to inactive X chromosome in females

Question 14

Diapedesis

Answer 14

Exit of cells to capillaries

Question 15

Chemotaxis

Answer 15

Process of neutrophils going to the area of infection

Question 16

Granules (in neutrophils)

Answer 16

responsible for killing the bacteria the neutrophils ingest

Question 17

Pus

Answer 17

Signifies dead neutrophils

Question 18

Eosinophils

Answer 18

trademark: pink-staining granules, bilobe structure of nucleus
associated with parasitism and allergy
found in GI tract, respiratory tract, spleen
manifestation: bloated stomach, malnourished (parasites)

Question 19

Basophils

Answer 19

structure: bilobe
trademark: darker granules than epsinophils
least # of WBC in smears
Turns red or pink in blue pigments

Question 20

Histamin (basophils)

Answer 20

Notorious in allergic reactions

Question 21

Anaphylactic shock

Answer 21

blood vessels dilated, etc.

Question 22

Lymphocytes

Answer 22

Scant cytoplasm, with nucleus
classified as T cells and B cells
the only WBC that returns to blood

Question 23

T cells

Answer 23

made in the bone marrow, but goes to the thymus

types: helper T cell, suppressor T cell, cytotoxic T cell (killer T cell)

Question 24

B cells

Answer 24

like T cells, comes from the bone marrow.
however it goes from there to the blood
produces immunoglobulin

Question 25

Monocytes

Answer 25

trademark: notched nucleus (mukhang pwet)
largest WBC
function: digest cellular debris, processes antigens for the lymphocytes

Question 26

Plasma

Answer 26

plasma proteins
plasma lipoproteins

function: colloidal pressure. balance between extracellular fluid and intravascular volume

Question 27

Plasma protein

Answer 27

albumin
fibrinogen
globulin
complement

Question 28

complement, globulins

Answer 28

immunologic response

Question 29

fibrinogen

Answer 29

clotting

Question 30

serum

Answer 30

plasma without the proteins