Quiz Questions Flashcards
What stage of erythrocyte development is known as the nucleated red blood cell stage?
Metarubricyte
What WBC has a clinically significant band stage?
Neutrophils
Anisocytosis describes?
Variation in size
Howell Jolyl Bodies are?
Nuclear remnants in a red blood cell
True/False: All plasma proteins are produced by the liver?
False
True/False: Basophil granules take on the acid red portion of the stain.
False
The red blood cell phenomenon where the cells overlap each other like a stack of coins is called?
Rouleaux
what part of a hemoglobin molecule are recycled to make a new hemes?
Iron molecules
During which stage of granulocyte development do granules take on stain?
Myelocyte
True/False: Lavendar top tubes contain EDTA therefore the fluid portion of the sample is serum
False
What are extrinsic factors?
Collagen & Thromboplastins
Which species normally have more lymphocytes than neutrophils?
Bovine
What cell is known as an antigen presenting white blood cell?
Monocyte
What is the first thing that happens after a vessel is injured?
Vessel Constricts
clot dissolution occurs when __ is converted into ___?
Plasminogen is converted into fibrinolysin
An intravascular clot floating free in the blood stream is call a?
Embolus
True/False: Megakaryocytes are the largest cell found in the red bone marrow. They produce monocytes the largest WBC found in the blood steam.
False
Fibrin is formed when ___ is combined with___?
Thrombin is combined with Fibrinogen
Which leukocyte is responsible for humoral immunity?
B Lymphocyte
Which class of antibodies initiate humoral immune response?
IgD
Describe a polychromatophil in terms of indices values
Microcytic hypochromic
What indices evaluates the erythrocytes in terms of staining intensity?
MCHC
What is the most common cause of nonregenerative anemia in cats?
FeLV
Which dog breed can have hereditary stomatocytosis
Alaskan Malamute
What is the medical term to describe cremated erythrocytes?
Echinocytes
What is the name of the parasite that is often mistaken for howell jolly body?
Anaplasma marginale
Increased basophilic stippling with a normal PCV is indicative of?
Lead Toxicity
These types of erythrocytes are seen in cases of IMHA?
Spherocytes
Zinc toxicity in dogs can cause?
Spherocytes
Which leukocyte is responsible for transporting iron?
Monocyte
What are signs of metabolic growth and activity?
Nucleoli
Physiologic neutrophilia is caused by?
Epinephrine
Depranocytes are a type of?
Poikilocyte
Secondary polycythemia is caused by?
Erythropoiesis
What indices value describes spherocytes?
Microcytic Normochromic
On a blood smear erythrocyte crenation appears as?
Echinocytes spiculated projections
