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What are the 3 formed elements of blood?
Erythrocytes (rbc)
Leukocytes (WBC)
Platelets
What are the 2 different types of leukocytes?
Granulocytes- you can see the granules
Agranulocytes- you cannot see their granules
What is the Wright's stain?
Stains leukocytes
Eosin-acidic, red orange stain
Base component- blue black stain
What are the 3 granulocytes and what color do they turn in Wright's Stain?
Neutrophils- purple/lilac
Eosinophils- red orange
Basophils - black/blue
Name the leukocytes from the most abundant to the least
Neutrophils- 50%-70%
Lymphocytes- 25%-45%
Monocytes 3%-8%
Eosinophils 2%-4%
Basophils- .5%-1%
What does a neutrophil look like through a microscope?
Lilac/purple
Multi lobed nucleus
What does a neutrophil do?
Phagocytizes bacteria
What does an eosinophil look like under a microscope?
red/orange
Nucleus is bilobed
What is the function of an eosinophil?
Fights parasitic infections
What does a basophil look like under a microscope?
Blue Black
Nucleus is bilobed
Cell will have black spots on it
What is the function of a basophil?
Releases histamines
Name the 2 Agranulocytes
Lympocytes
Monocytes
What does a lymphocyte look like under the microscope?
Nucleus takes up 90% of the cell
What is the function of a lymphocyte?
reduces antibodies
What does a monocyte look like under a microscope?
Nucleus is U or kidney shaped
Has vacuoles
What is the function of a monocyte?
Develops into macrophages
What are the protein complexes on an erythrocyte called?
agglutinogen
What is found in the plasma that determines blood type?
Agglutinin
Having Agglutinogen A means you have what type of blood?
Having no agglutinogen means you have Blood type ___
O
If you have Anti-A, what could your blood type be?
B, O
If you have Anti-B what coudl your blood type be?
A, O
If you have no Anti-a nor any Anti-B what is your blood type?
AB
What occurs during Antigen/antibody complex?
Conflicting Antigen and agglutinogen are in the same blood
It causes clumping
What is Erythroblastosis Fetalis?
When the newborn is born Rh positive and the mother is also Rh positive
Author
amanda430
ID
106072
Card Set
AP2-Labtest 10/5
Description
Lab Test
Updated
2011-10-03T19:01:23Z
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