3. White Blood Cells

Question 1

Stages of neutrophil development

Answer 1

• myeloblast
• promyelocyte
• myelocyte
• metamyelocyte
• band
• segmented neutrophil

Question 2

Neutrophil pool that travels throughout the peripheral circulation

Answer 2

Circulating pool

Question 3

Neutrophil pool that lines the walls of the vasculature, waiting to be called into use

Answer 3

Marginating pool

Question 4

Neutrophil pools found in the bone marrow

Answer 4

Mitotic pool

Storage pool

Question 5

WBC increased in parasitic infection (esp. helminths) and allergic disorders

Answer 5

Eosinophils

Question 6

IgG receptor found in basophils

Answer 6

IgE receptors

Question 7

Cells that are related to basophils; tissue cells used in allergic rxns and inflammation

Answer 7

Mast cells

Question 8

Stages of monocyte development

Answer 8

• monoblast
• promonocyte
• mature monocyte

Question 9

Largest WBC in perioheral circulation

Answer 9

Monocytes

Question 10

WBC with ground-glass appearance

Answer 10

Monocytes

Question 11

WBC that serves as antigen-presenting cell (APC)

Answer 11

Monocyte

Question 12

Term for monocytes that have migrated to tissues

Answer 12

Tissue macrophages

Question 13

Stages of lymphocyte maturation

Answer 13

• lymphoblast
• prolymphocyte
• mature lymphocyte

Question 14

3 subgroups of lymphocytes

Answer 14

• T cells
• B cells
• Natural killer (NK) cells

Question 15

True/False. Lymphocytes can return from an inactive/resting form into active blasts as needed

Answer 15

Lymphocytes

Question 16

Lymphocyte that produces antibodies and has a function in antigen presentation

Answer 16

B cells

Question 17

Lymphocyte that mediates the immune response

Answer 17

T cells

Question 18

Earliest recognizable neutrophil stage

Answer 18

Myeloblast

Question 19

Neutrophil stage that is the last stage capable of mitosis

Answer 19

Myelocyte

Question 20

Neutrophil stage with a kidney bean-shaped chromatin

Answer 20

Metamyelocyte

Question 21

Neutrophil stage with a horseshoe form nucleus

Answer 21

Band neutrophil

Question 22

Neutrophil stage where primary (azurophilic) granules are formed

Answer 22

Promyelocyte

Question 23

Neutrophil stage where secondary (specific) granules are formed

Answer 23

Myelocyte

Metamyelocyte

Question 24

Neutrophil stage where tertiary granules are formed

Answer 24

Metamyelocyte

Band

Question 25

Neutrophil stage where secretory granules (secretory vesicles) are formed

Answer 25

Band

Segmenter

Question 26

Enumerate the neutrophil granules

Answer 26

• primary (azurophilic) granules
• secondary (specific) granules
• tertiary granules
• secretory granules (secretory vesicles)

Question 27

Stages of phagocytosis

Answer 27

• Recognition & attachment
• ingestion
• Killing & digestion
• formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)

Question 28

Enumerate the eosinophil granules

Answer 28

Primary granules

Secondary granules

Question 29

Eosinophil stage where primary granules are produced

Answer 29

Promyelocyte stage

Question 30

Eosinophil primary granules contain

Answer 30

Charcot-Leyden crystal protein

Question 31

Eosinophil stage where secondary granules are produced

Answer 31

Myelocyte stage and onwards

Question 32

Constitutes the majority of circulating WBCs in adults

Answer 32

Neutrophils