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Hematology1 test Chpt8 Erythrocyte Prod and Dest

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Erythrocytes are __ __ cells.   Red blood cells  
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Normal RBCs developing in bone marrow are called __.   Normoblasts  
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What is a megaloblast?   An unusually large erythroblast.  
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What does the presence of megaloblasts indicate?   Vitamin B12 deficiency and/or folic acid deficiency  
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The maturation of normoblasts into true erythrocytes is controled by a __ __ __.   feedback loop mechanism  
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An erythroblast is __? (Define it)   an RBC that retains a nucleus and the precursor of an erythrocyte.  
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The presence of megaloblasts is called?   Megaloblastic anemia  
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What are the criteria used in identifying erythroid precursors?   1. Good stain and smear 2. Use of Wright's stain 3. Determine stage of maturation 4. Examine cell nucleus, cytoplasm, and size.  
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The first stage in the maturation sequence of RBCs is called a __ or a __.   Rubriblast or a pronormoblast  
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The 2nd stage in the maturation sequence of RBCs is called a __ or a __.   Prorubricyte or a basophilic normoblast  
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The 3rd stage in the maturation sequence of RBCs is called a __ or a __.   Rubricyte or a polychromatic normoblast  
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The 4th stage in the maturation sequence of RBCs is called a __ or a __.   Metarubricyte or an orthochromic normoblast  
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The 5th stage in the maturation sequence of RBCs is called a __ or a __.   Reticulocyte or a polychromatophilc rbc  
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The 6th stage in the maturation sequence of RBCs is called a __.   Mature erythrocyte  
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What type of stain do you use to spot a reticulocyte?   New methylene blue  
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What part of the cells gives a retic stained with new methylene blue the appearance of blue dots?   Reticulum  
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New methylene blue is what kind of stain?   Supravital  
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Retics stay how many days in the bone marrow?   2-3  
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How long do retics circulate in our blood stream?   1 day  
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For every 100 erythroctyes, there are how many retics?   1  
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Percentage-wise, what is the normal range of reticulocytes in an adult human body?   0.5 - 1.5%  
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What is the last stage in the maturation of an RBC before it becomes an erythrocyte?   Reticulocyte  
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How long does it take a stem cell to develop into a full erythrocyte?   4 - 5 days  
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What is the average diameter of a healthy erythrocyte?   7 um  
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What is the main function of an erythrocyte?   To deliver oxygen throughout the body  
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What percentage of a mature erythrocyte is made of hgb (hemoglobin)?   90%  
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Erythropoietin (the hormone that controls the rate of erythrocyte production) increases under what 3 factors?   1. hemorrhage, 2. increased RBC destruction, 3. other factors reducing oxygen tension  
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What part of the kidney produces erythropoietin?   Peritubular interstitial cells  
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Erythropoietin acts on the __ __.   Bone marrow  
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What does it mean when a patient has aplasia?   Their body isn't responding to erythropoietin.  
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Apoptosis is __ __ __.   Programmed cell death  
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Shift retics have __ __ due to early release.   more RNA  
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Iron is used in the synthesis of __.   hemoglobin  
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The __ __ __ is a system of fixed macrophages located all over the body, especially the spleen.   reticuloendothelial system (RES)  
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As erythrocytes age, their shape becomes more __.   spherical  
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As erythrocytes age, they accumulate __ due to decreased enzyme activity.   methg, or methemoglobin  
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Learn the chart about Extravascular hemolysis!!    
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