Blood, Lymphatic System Flashcards
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Diapedesis is
Movement of WBC through capillary wall into surrounding tissues
Chemotaxis is
Movement of WBC in response to chemical. Positive chemotaxis move towards, negative chemotaxis move away.
Granulocytes are
WBC’s that contain cytoplasmic granules
Agranulocytes are
WBC’s lacking cytoplasmic granules (remember the prefix “A” means without
Polymorphonuclear are
Is a cell that has a nucleus with two or more lobes
Four characteristic of circulating WBC’s
1: can migrate out of bloodstream (diapedesis)
2: have amoeboid movement
3: attract to chemical stimuli (positive chemotaxis)
4: some are phagocytic (neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes)
Hematocrit
Percentage of blood composed of erythrocytes
What organ serves as the control center for the regulation of erythropoiesis
Kidney
The kidneys produce what
Erythropoietin
What organ is responsible for erythrocyte destruction?
Spleen
Which of the following organ produce most of the plasma proteins?
Liver
Which leukocyte is the least common and functions to mediate inflammation?
Basophil
Plasma is
Pale-yellow liquid consisting mostly of water, which accounts for about 90% of its volume.
-amount of water in plasma determines thickness, or viscosity of blood
Hematopoiesis is
-occurs in
Process that produces formed elements in blood.
- red bone marrow
What cells are categorized as agranulocytes
Lymphocytes and monocytes
-both lack visible cytoplasmic granules, they do contain lysosomes)
As erythroblasts mature during process of erythropoiesis, their nuclei shrink and are eventually ejected from the cells, at which point they are called ….
Reticulocytes
Erythropoiesis occurs in
Red bone marrow
Most common to least in leukocytes
1: neutrophils- most common in healthy adult, make up 60% of total leukocytes in blood
2:lymphocytes- 30-40% of total leukocytes in blood
3: eosinophils- relatively rare, 3% of total leukocytes in blood
4: basophils- lest common make up less than 1% of total leukocytes in blood
Which leukocytes have cytoplasmic granules that stain red and bilobed nuclei
Eosinophils
Which type of leukocyte may produce antibodies
Lymphocyte
What are the two types of lymphocytes
-B lymphocyte
-T lymphocytes
Activated B lymphocytes do what
Secrete antibodies that bind to individual antigens
Activated T lymphocytes do what
Directly destroy cancer or virally infected cells and activate other parts of the immune system
Neutrophils are
Active phagocytes that ingest and destroy bacterial cells