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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
05/23/2011

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Term
What constituents form blood?
Definition

Plasma= (55%) yellow fluid contains water and protein

Formed elements= RBC, WBC, Platelets

Term
What is serum?
Definition
the remaining fluid after organic and inorganic leave the plasma during coagulation
Term
What are the blood proteins reponsible for?
Definition
Transport proteins and coagulating proteins
Term
what is the difference between Extracellular fluid and Plasma?
Definition
ECF contains less proteins than Plasma
Term
What is the size of an erythrocyte?
Definition
7 x 10^-7 um
Term
What shape are RBC?
Definition
biconcave
Term
What is the role of RBC?
Definition
transport O2 and CO2
Term
How are RBC recycled?
Definition
after 120days, macrophages of spleen and bone marrow destroy old rbc
Term
What are the types of leukocytes?
Definition

Granulocytes

Agranulocytes

Term
What are the difference between granulocytes and agranulocytes?
Definition
  • granulo= contain specific granules in cytoplasm;include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

 

  • agranulocytes= no specific granules,                      include lymphocytes and monocytes
Term
How do leukocytes move from blood to CT?
Definition

Diapedesis

 

Term
Describe the diapedesis mechanism
Definition
Integrins on leukocyte bind with adhesion molecules on endothelial layer
Term
True/False: Leukocytes are granulocytes
Definition
true
Term
Which leukocyte is the most populous?
Definition
Neutrophils
Term
What is the role of neutrophils?
Definition
Phagocytosis and destruction of bacteria
Term
What do neutrophils look like?
Definition
pink cytoplasm, blue multi-lobed nucleus
Term
What is the role of eosinophils?
Definition

phagocytosis of antibody-antigen complex

destroy parasite

Term
What do eosinophils look like?
Definition
pink cytoplasm, bi-lobed nucleus, densely packed with reddish-orange granules
Term
What is the role of basophils?
Definition
Inflammation
Term
What do basiphils look like?
Definition

dark-blue granules

s-shaped nucleus

Term
Which granulocyte lives the shortest, and the longest?
Definition

Longest= basophils

Shortest= neutrophils

Term
Monocytes belong to which class of leukocytes?
Definition
Agranulocytes
Term
Function of monocytes
Definition

Differentiate into macrophages

Phagocytosis

Present Anitigen

Term
What do monocytes look like?
Definition

Grey-blue cytoplasm

Kidney-shaped nucleus

Term
What is the role of lymphocytes?
Definition
Immune response, and antibody production
Term
What do lymphocytes look like?
Definition
Very large spherical blue nucleus
Term
What is the function of platelets?
Definition
Coagulation
Term
What do plateleys look like?
Definition

Cell fragments

No nuclei

Granular regions (granulomere)

Light region (hyalomere)

Term
Acronym for cell size
Definition

Never (neutrophils)

Let(lymphocytes)

Monkeys(monocytes)

Eat(Eosinophils)

Bananas (Basophils)

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