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LOM CH 13 Review
Review for LOM 13 test
Question | Answer |
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1st stage of cell | Stem cell |
2nd stage of cell | erythroblast |
3rd stage of cell | normoblast |
4th stage of cell | reticulocyte |
5th stage of cell | erythrocytes |
Thalassemia | an inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background |
Pernicious anemia | lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body |
Iron deficiency anemia | deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin caused by lack of iron |
Hemolytic anemia | reduction in red blood cells due to excessive destruction |
Aplastic anemia | failure of red cell production due to aplasia of bone marrow cells |
Hematocrit (Hct) | percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood |
White blood cell differential | percentage of the total WBC made up by different types of leukocytes |
Red blood cell morphology | microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells |
Coagulation time | time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube (less than 15 minutes is normal) |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma |
Myelopoiesis | formation of bone marrow |
Plateletpheresis | removal of platelets from a donor's blood and used for a patient and the remainder reinfused into the donor |
Spherocytosis | abnormal condition of round shaped erythrocytes |
Macrocytosis | abnormal condition of large erythrocytes |
Hemolysis | destruction or breakdown of red blood cells |
Neutrophilia | an increase in neutrophils |
Plasmapheresis | the process of separating then removing plasma from the blood |
A person with type B blood has ___antigens and ___antibodies in their blood | B anti-A |
Can you transfuse blood from an O type donor into a B type recipient Why/why not | Yes Antibodies are diluted in the recipients blood |
Can you transfuse blood from an AB type donor into a B type recipient Why/why not | No Anti-A antibodies cause agglutination |
When symptoms return from a disease where they had been gone is called | relapse |
Deficiency of all cellular elements of the blood | pancytopenia |
Relieving but not curing treatment for multiple myeloma | palliative |
Procedure when blood is collected then later refused back into a patient is called | autologous transfusion |
Test that determines number of types of leukocytes | white blood cell differential |
Foreign substance that stimulates the production of an antibody | antigen |
Hormone secreted by kidneys that stimulates formation of red blood cells | erythropoietin |
Microscopic examination of a core of bone marrow removed with a needle | bone marrow biopsy |
A clotting factor with calcium promotes the clotting factor | thromboplastin |
Plasma protein that maintains the proper amount of water in the blood | albumin |
Floating clot | embolis |
Failure of blood cell production due to aplasia of bone marrow cells | aplastic anemia |
An inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin | thalassemia |
A hereditary condition characterized by abnormal sickle shape of erythrocytes and hemolysis | sickle cell anemia |
Reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction | hemolytic anemia |
Deficiency of iron in the blood | sideropenia |
Lab test where there is separation of the blood | hematocrit |
Ingestion of a bacterium by a neutrophil | phagocytosis |
Removal of leukocytes | leukapheresis |
An immature cell that comes immediately before a platelet is called | megakaryocyte |
Excessive increase in red blood cells | erythremia or polycythemia vera |
What is the normal average of white blood cells | 4500 - 11000 |
A person who possesses type A & B antigens and no antibodies has what blood type | Type AB |
A person who possesses no antigens and A & B antibodies has what blood type | Type O |
Plasma minus clotting proteins and cells; Clear yellowish fluid that separates from blood when it is allowed to clot is called | serum |
Enzyme that helps convert fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation is | thrombin |
Unspecialized cell that gives rise to mature specialized forms of blood cells | stem cell |
Liquid portion of blood | plasma |
What is contained in liquid portion of blood | water, salts, proteins, nutrients, hormones, vitamins, and enzymes |
A phagocyte with neutral-staining granules formed in bone marrow | neutrophil |
Antigen on red blood cells of Rh-positive individuals | Rh-factor |
Type of gamma globulin acts as an antigen | immunoglobin |
Plasma proteins importnat in clotting | prothrombin, fibrinogen |
Little body pertaining to blood | corpuscle |
Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin | purpura |
Disappearance of signs of disease | remission |
Time it takes for tiny puncture wound to clog and blood to stop flowing | bleeding time |
Orange-yellow pigment in bile | bilirubin |
Protein produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or other antigens. Can be present at birth | antibodies |
Abnormal increase in granulocytes in the blood | granulocytosis |
Any abnormal or pathological condition of the blood | blood dyscrasia |
Change in structure and function of a cell as it matures; specialization | differentiation |
Cellular elements in blood are also called | formed elements |
Reaction between antigens and antibodies | immune reaction |
Hematology test to test the ability of blood to clot | prothrombin time |
Blood protein containing iron; carries oxygen in red blood cells | hemoglobin |
Plasma proteins contained in part of blood | globulin |
White blood cell formed in lymph tissue that is one large nucleus | monocyte |
Hemotology test that measures percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood | hematocrit |
Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge | electrophoresis |
Blood clumps caused because of incompatible blood being mixed | agglutination |
Congenital lack of Factor VIII necessary for blood clotting | hemophilia |
Overproduction of Bence Jones protein, an immunoglobin fragment found in urine | multiple myeloma |
Excessive deposits of iron throughout the body | hemochromatosis |
Immature type of red blood cell | reticulocyte |
From the list of five conditions, which is NOT related to red cell morphology | monocytosis |
Anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells | herapin |
Leukocytosis in an increase in the number of __________ in the blood | leukocytes |
White blood cell with reddish granules | eosinophil |
Pigment produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin when red blood cells die. Found in bile | bilirubin |
Protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot | fibren |
Separating out by electrical charge | electrophoresis |
Condition where erythrocytes are unequal in size | anisocytosis |
Condition where erythrocytes are irregular shaped | poikilocytosis |
The formation (production) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) | erythropoiesis |
Another word for clot | coagulate |
Which is NOT true concerning thrombocytes | not involved in transporting oxygen |
Increase in number of red blood cells | polycythemia |