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Feed and Protect Me
Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for red blood cell? | erythrocyte |
| What shape is an erythrocyte in canines and felines? | biconcave disk |
| What is the thinnest part of an erythrocyte called? | central pallor |
| What does blood supply the body with? | oxygen, nutrients, hormones |
| Where is blood formed? | bone marrow |
| What is an anticoagulant? | prevents clotting of blood |
| Where is the buffy coat found? | in a hematocrit tube between the plasma and blood cells once the tube has been centrifuged |
| What is contained in the buffy coat? | leukocytes and platelets |
| Name two anticoagulants. | EDTA and heparin |
| What are the granulocytes? | neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils |
| What are the agranulocytes? | monocytes, lymphocytes |
| What is the difference between serum and plasma? | serum does not have clotting proteins and plasma does |
| What are the clotting proteins found in plasma? | fibrinogen, prothrombin, albumin |
| What are the lipids that circulate in blood? | triglycerides and cholesterol |
| What does hemoglobin do inside the red blood cell? | transport oxygen |
| If I needed a serum sample, what color of blood tube would I use? | red top or SST |
| If I needed a whole blood sample to run a CBC and differential, what color blood tube would I use? | purple |
| If I was running a test that specified that no serum separator should be used, what color is the blood tube that I should use? | red top-plain, not serum seperator gel in it |
| If I needed a plasma sample, what color blood tube should I use? | green |
| Is a reticulocyte an immature or mature erythrocyte? | immature |
| On a diff-quik stained blood smear, what would a reticulocyte look like? | polychromatic, large |
| If there is an increased reticulocyte count, what does that mean the bone marrow is doing? | responding to blood loss-it is trying to increase the number of circulating RBC's |
| What does leukocytopoiesis mean? | production of white blood cells |
| If you are looking at a blood smear and the RBC's are in clumps what is the term used to describe them? | agglutinated |
| If the erythrocytes are arranged like a stack of coins on a blood smear, what is the term used to describe them? | rouleaux |
| If the erythrocytes on a blood smear are all different sizes, some large some small, what is the term used to describe this? | anisocytosis |
| If the RBC's on a blood smear are in different shapes, not round, what is the term used to describe this? | poikilocytosis |
| If a dog is positive for heartworms, which white blood cell could be elevated on a differential? | eosinophils |
| Which WBC is the most numerous in a normal canine and feline differential? | neutrophil |
| What is the name of the clotting cells? | platelets or thrombocytes |
| Which circulatory system functions as part of the immune system by destroying and removing foreign substances in the body? | lymphatic system |
| The clear, colorless tissue fluid that leaves the capillaries and flows in the spaces between the cells of a tissue or an organ is called what? | interstitial fluid |
| Lymph nodes serve what purpose? | filter lymph to remove harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses |
| The tonsils are what kind of tissue? | lymphatic |
| Which organ is responsible for filtering foreign material from the blood, storing erythrocytes, removing damaged or old erythrocytes, and maintaining an appropriate balance of cells and plasma in the blood? | spleen |
| What is the organ called where T cells develop and it is mostly found in younger animals? | thymus |
| What kind of immunity does a puppy at weeks old receive from a vaccination? | artificially acquired active immunity |
| What kind of immunity does a 4 month old rottweiler receive if he survives an active disease of parvovirus? | naturally acquired active immunity |
| What kind of immunity does a newborn kitten receive when he is nursing from the queen? | naturally acquired passive immunity |
| Which kind of tumor would be the best to have, malignant or benign? | benign |
| If a cancerous tumor has grown out of control and has spread throughout the body, what is the medical term for this growth? | metastatic |
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