RBCs

Question 1

Maturation Series

Answer 1

Rurbriblast
Prorubricyte
Rubricyte
Metarubricyte
Reticulocyte or Polychromat
Mature RBC

Question 2

Rubriblast

Answer 2

open chromatin
No hemoglobin synthesis
ALA synthesis

Question 3

Prorubricyte

Answer 3

Begin of Hb synthesis

Question 4

Rubricyte

Answer 4

Peak of Hb synthesis

Question 5

Metarubricyte

Answer 5

All Hb synthesis

Nucleus degenerate mass(pyknotic)

Question 6

Polychromat

Answer 6

Wright Stain

Question 7

Retic

Answer 7

New Methylene Blue

Question 8

RBC Maturation

Answer 8

72 hours to retic which circulates for about 2 days and then mature

Question 9

RBC Metabolism

Answer 9

EM pathway
HM shunt
RL pathway

Question 10

EM pathway

Answer 10

glucose to lactate; 90%; makes ATP

Question 11

ATP in RBCs

Answer 11

Flexibility
Biconcave shape
Sodium-potassium pump
– sodium on outside

Question 12

Erythropoeitin

Answer 12

hormone produce by kidneys to remedy low oxygen

Question 13

Lipemia

Answer 13

lipids on RBCs that cause a falsely high hemoglobin

Question 14

Reticuloendothelial system

Answer 14

site of RBC catabolism; 90% extravascular

Question 15

Blood Vessel

Answer 15

site of 10% of RBC breakdown; broken to a dimer and transported with haptoglobin to the RES

Question 16

Sites for Bone Marrow Aspiration

Answer 16

iliac crest

sternum

Question 17

Active Bone Marrow

Answer 17

Spleen
Sternum
Skull
Ribs
Bones

Question 18

ESR

Answer 18

the distance cells fall after being mixed with anti-coag and placed in tube

Question 19

Factors Affecting ESR

Answer 19

Rouleux or agglutination, increased fibrinogen, temperature