White Blood Cells/Leukocytes

Question 1

How does leukemia disrupt body systems?

Answer 1

weight loss, shortness of breath, weakness, joint pain, spleen/liver enlargement, easy bruising

Question 2

What is a CBC?

Answer 2

complete blood count

Question 3

What are the two groups of WBCs?

Answer 3

granulocytes and agranulocytes

Question 4

What is the size of WBCs compared to RBCs?

Answer 4

WBCs are larger

Question 5

What types of WBCs are granulocytes?

Answer 5

neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

Question 6

What types of WBCs are agranulocytes?

Answer 6

monocytes, lymphocytes

Question 7

Why is the percentage of each type of WBC important?

Answer 7

can indicate diseases

Question 8

What percentage of WBCs are neutrophils?

Answer 8

60%

Question 9

What are neutrophils?

Answer 9

granulocytes, active phagocytes (eating cell), present in pus to clean/eat bacteria

Question 10

What percentage of WBCs are eosinophils?

Answer 10

2%

Question 11

What are eosinophils?

Answer 11

granulocytes, mainly attack parasites

Question 12

What percentage of WBCs are basophils?

Answer 12

less than 1%

Question 13

What are basophils?

Answer 13

granulocytes, produce heparin and histamines

Question 14

What is heparin?

Answer 14

blood thinner

Question 15

What are histamines?

Answer 15

important in inflammatory reaction, cause swelling & itching, antihistamines suppress it

Question 16

What percentage of WBCs are monocytes?

Answer 16

8%

Question 17

What are monocytes?

Answer 17

large cell w/ horse shoe shaped nucleus, can become macrophages or dendritic cells

Question 18

What are dendritic cells?

Answer 18

consume pathogens, present in antigens on their surface to signal the immune system

Question 19

What percentage of WBCs are lymphocytes?

Answer 19

30%

Question 20

What are lymphocytes?

Answer 20

dark nucleus that takes up whole cell, immune system’s main defense, T + B cells, produce antibodies

Question 21

What is the Epstein Barr Virus?

Answer 21

mono/kissing disease, mononucleosis is an increase in lymphocytes in the blood stream, saliva transmission

Question 22

What is HIV?

Answer 22

weakens immune system by infecting specific immune cells (T cells), infection occurs from expose to bodily fluids

Question 23

What is AIDs?

Answer 23

acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by HIV

Question 24

What are the three phases of leukemia treatment?

Answer 24

remission induction, consolidation, maintenance

Question 25

What is the survival rate of leukemia?

Answer 25

84-90%