Quiz 1 Flashcards
ipsilateral
pertaining to the same side
pancytopenia
deficiency of all blood cells
erthrocyte
RBCs
platelets
thrombocytes
DPL
abreviation for x-ray beam from dorsal to plantar surface
reticulocyte
young RBC containing remnant ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum
posterior
pertaining to the rear
O
abbreviation for the radio graph view in which the beam is tangent that is neither parrallel or perpendicular to any body plane
anterior
pertaining to the front
leukocytosis
increased number of white blood cells
lipidemia
state of fatty blood
plantar
surface of a dogs rear paw where the soul is found
band
immature neutrophils characterized by a linear nucleus rather than the multilobular nucleus of a mature neutrophil
basophils
cells with basic (blue) dye stained granules
eosinophils
cells with eosin (pink) stained granules
rostral
pertaining to the nose
monocytes
largest of the leukocytes phagocytic, called macrophages when in the tissue
poikilocytic erythrocyte
abnormally shaped erythrocyte that can be stomatocytes keratocytes echinocytes acanthocytes and schizocytes
anemia
without blood, deficiency of erythrocytes and or hemoglobin
neutrophil
polymorphonuclear cells
lateral
the surface of a limb that is farthest from the midsagittal plane
mediolateral
a radiograph view in which the beam passes from the inner surface of a limb to the side
TP
total protein in plasma measured by refractometer
PCV
packed cell volume measured in a hematocrit tube
CRCD
abbreviation for x-ray beam from the anterior to posterior
leukocyte
white blood cells
icteric
jaundice
DPA
abbreviation for x-ray beam from the dorsal to palmer surface
leukopenia
deficiency of white blood cells
palmer
surface of a horses front foot where the sole is found
