Hematology

Question 1

CBC

Answer 1

Complete blood count

Question 2

WBC

Answer 2

White blood cell

Question 3

PMN

Answer 3

Polymorphonucleocyte

Polymorphonuclear

Question 4

Hct

Answer 4

Hematocrit

Question 5

Hb

Answer 5

Hemoglobin

Question 6

MCV

Answer 6

Mean Corpuscular Volume

Question 7

MCH

Answer 7

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

Question 8

MCHC

Answer 8

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

Question 9

nRBC

Answer 9

Nucleated Red Blood Cell

Question 10

EDTA

Answer 10

Ethylenediaminetetraacedic Acid

Question 11

Erythr/o

Answer 11

Red

Question 12

Leuk/o

Answer 12

White

Question 13

Thromb/o

Answer 13

Clot

Question 14

Poikil/o

Answer 14

Irregular

Question 15

Acanth/o

Answer 15

Spiny

Question 16

Anisocytosis

Answer 16

anis/o= unequal, cyte= cell, osis= abnormal condition

Abnormal condition of unequal cells

Question 17

Polycythemia

Answer 17

Poly= many, cyte= cell, emia= blood condition

Blood condition of many cells

Question 18

Pancytopenia

Answer 18

Pan= all, cyto= cell, penia= deficiency

Deficiency of all cells

Question 19

Plasma

Answer 19

Fluid portion of blood composed of water, nutrients, hormones

Question 20

Fibrinogen

Answer 20

Plasma protein that forms the basis of the clot

Question 21

Serum

Answer 21

Plasma minus fibrinogen that was removed by clot formation

Question 22

Reticulocyte

Answer 22

Immature RBC that contains organelles

Question 23

Erythropoietin

Answer 23

Hormone secreted by the kidney that stimulates bone marrow to produce bone marrow to produce RBC

Question 24

Hemaglobin

Answer 24

Chemical in RBC that binds & transports oxygen

Question 25

Heme

Answer 25

The non-protein portion of hemoglobin

Question 26

Globin

Answer 26

The protein portion of hemoglobin

Question 27

Oxyhemoglobulin

Answer 27

Product of hemoglobin with oxygen

Question 28

Normochromaschia

Answer 28

Normal staining intensity

Question 29

Rouleaux

Answer 29

RBCs adhering to each other in rolls or columns

Question 30

Heinz bodies

Answer 30

Intraerythrocytotic mass of denatured hemoglobulin

Question 31

Eosin

Answer 31

A group of rose colored stains used in histology and laboratory procedures

Question 32

Basophilic

Answer 32

Staining readily with basic dyes that are usually blue in color

Question 33

Neutrophil

Answer 33

Leukocyte with the function of phagocytosis of foreign materials or cells

Question 34

Hemocytometer

Answer 34

Instrument used in coloring blood cells

Question 35

Icteric

Answer 35

Yellow in appearance due to the presence of excess bilirubin

Question 36

Hemolysis

Answer 36

The destruction or RBCs rupture

Question 37

Granulocyte

Answer 37

Any cell containing granules, particularly certain leukocytes Neutrophil, basophil, eosinophil

Question 38

Ecchymosis

Answer 38

Large irregular skin discoloration due to hemorrhage

Question 39

Petechia

Answer 39

Small purplish hemorrhage spots seen on skin or mucus membranes

Question 40

Hematoma

Answer 40

Solid swelling of blood within tissues

Question 41

Prothrombin

Answer 41

Vitamin K dependent clotting factor produced in liver

Question 42

Hypochromasia

Answer 42

Decreased staining ability due to insufficient hemoglobulin in cell

Question 43

Crenation

Answer 43

Abnormal notching around the edge of a RBC due to shrinkage

Question 44

Leukocytosis

Answer 44

Increase in the number of leukocytes, usually caused by infection

Question 45

Left shift

Answer 45

Increase in the number of immature neutrophils in response to disease

Question 46

Doehle bodies

Answer 46

Small round grey blue bodies in the cytoplasm of neutrophils indicative of severe toxemia

Question 47

Granulocytopenia

Answer 47

Decreased amounts of granulocytic leukocytes in blood

Question 48

Purpura

Answer 48

Hemorrhages into the skin, showing purple