cardiovascular blood II Flashcards
(42 cards)
normal count for leukocytes
5,000-10,000 cells
leukocytosis
rapidly increasing blood cells
leukemia
cancer of a population of wbcs
leukopenia
from drugs, anti-cancer therapy
how to wbcs move around
ameboid movement
chemotaxis
pus
diapedesis
leaving blood vessels
chemotaxis
chemical attraction
types of white blood cells
granulocytes
agranulocytes
platelets
granulocytes
neutrophils
eosinophil
basophil
neutrophils
50-70%
numbers rise in actue bacterial infection
active migrating phagocytes, attracted by inflammation
larged with lobed nuclei
eosinophil
2-4%
large red granules
attracted to areas of inflammation and allergic response
increase in mucous secretions from allergies
basophils
<1%
large purple granules
attracted to areas of injury and inflammation and release histamine causing increased vessel permeability
agranulocytes
lymphocytes
monocytes
lymphocytes
25-45%
rise in viral infection
small with large nucleus
T-cells & B-Cells
t-cells
act as messengers to other wbcs or attack foreign invaders directly
b-cells
antibody production
monocytes
3-8%
big single nucleus U-shaped
macrophages
platelets
small fragments of a much large blood cell release from the marrow
function of platelets
used in blood clotting
life span of platelets
5-10 days
shortage of platelets
thrombocytopenia
numerous small localized hemorrhages
petechiae
hemostasis and how the body stops bleeding
vessel spasm
platelt plug forms
coagulation
how does a platelet plug form
platelts get sticky from contact with disrupted cells
fibrinogen protein joins platelts together (aggregation) to form plug