Solutions
-chromic Correct Answers color of cell
-cytic Correct Answers cell size
absolute secondary polycythemia Correct Answers increase in
erythropoietin as compensation to hypoxia
high altitudes
chronic heart and lung diseases
Agranulocytes include Correct Answers lymphocytes,
monocytes, macrophages
albumin Correct Answers protein in blood; maintains the
proper amount of water in the blood
- controls plasma colloid oncotic pressure
Anemia of chronic disease Correct Answers Normocytic
normochromic
- AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, hepatitis, chronic renal
failure, malignancies
anicytosis Correct Answers variation in size of erythrocytes
aplastic anemia Correct Answers Normocytic normochromic
- failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow causing
pancytopenia
bands Correct Answers immature neutrophils
, basophils Correct Answers - <1% of leukocytes
- structurally similar to mast cells
- contains vasoactive amines (histamine) and anticoagulants
(heparin)
blood clot Correct Answers - a meshwork of protein strands
(fibrin) that trap RBCs, phagocytes and microorganisms
clinical manifestations of anemia Correct Answers weakness,
fatigue, pallor, syncope, dyspnea, tachycardia
clotting factors Correct Answers - promote coagulation
- mostly fibrinogen
Common cause of infectious mononucleosis Correct Answers
Epstein-Barr virus
Components of hemostasis Correct Answers (1) Vasculature
(endothelial cells and subendothelial matrix)
(2) Platelets
(3) Blood proteins (clotting factors)
eosinophil Correct Answers - large coarse granule, 1-4%
leukocyte count
- ingest antigen-antibody complexes
- induced by IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
- release cytokines and assists in inflammatory process
eosinophilia causes Correct Answers hypersensitivity reactions
trigger release