Hematology and hemostasis

Question 1

The most abundant white blood cell found in ruminants

Answer 1

Lymphocyte

Question 2

In patients with allergic reactions and parasite infestations you’ll commonly see increased numbers of what

Answer 2

Eosinophils

Question 3

Another name for sickle cell

Answer 3

Drepanocyte

Question 4

The fluid portion of whole blood in which cells are suspended

Answer 4

Plasma

Question 5

Which cell is also called a burr cell

Answer 5

Echinocyte

Question 6

Anisocytosis

Answer 6

A variation in the size of red blood cells

Question 8

A neutrophil is described as being hyper segmented if the nucleus contains more than how many cells

Answer 8

Five

Question 9

An adult animals, normal bone marrow generally contains approximately how many nucleated cells and fat

Answer 9

50% nucleated cells and 50% fat

Question 10

Hematology

Answer 10

The study of blood cells and their formation

Question 11

What do you divide the PCV bought to obtain an estimated red blood cell count?

Answer 11

Six

Question 12

Hypochromasia

Answer 12

A decreased staining intensity caused by a decreased amount of hemoglobin in the cell

Question 13

The activated clotting time test requires a tube containing what

Answer 13

Diatomaceous earth

Question 14

Buffy coat

Answer 14

The whitish gray layer just above the pack red blood cells after centrifugation of the PCV tube

Question 15

What units are used when reporting the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

Answer 15

Grams per deciliter

Question 16

What feline cell has granules that are rounded and stain a lot lavender color

Answer 16

Basophils

Question 17

What cell is responsible for transporting and protecting hemoglobin, which is the oxygen carrying pigment

Answer 17

Red blood cells

Question 18

Rouleaux

Answer 18

Referring to blood cells, arranged in stacks

Question 19

Keratocytes are commonly referred to as what cells

Answer 19

Bite, Blister, Helmet

Question 20

What term describes the presence of abnormal large granules in the cytoplasm of neutrophils

Answer 20

Toxic granulation

Question 21

Which white blood cell in the peripheral circulation normally contains cytoplasmic vacuoles

Answer 21

Monocyte

Question 22

What type of stain is used to perform a reticulocyte count?

Answer 22

New methylene blue

Question 23

Where are platelets derived from in the bone marrow

Answer 23

Megakaryocyte

Question 24

Anisocytosis

Answer 24

A variation in erythrocyte size

Question 25

Which hormone is responsible for the stimulation of erythropoiesis

Answer 25

Erythropoietin

Question 26

Commonly used anticoagulant for hematological analysis

Answer 26

EDTA

Question 27

Aplasia

Answer 27

Absence of cells

Question 28

Hyperplasia

Answer 28

Increase in numbers of cells

Question 29

Hypoplasia

Answer 29

Decrease in numbers of cells

Question 30

List the cells in the myeloid series in order from most immature to mature

Answer 30

Myeloblast, promyelocyte, myelocyte, metamyelocyte, band cell, mature, segmented cell

Question 31

List the cells in the erythroid series in order from most immature to mature

Answer 31

Rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte, mature erythrocyte

Question 32

Most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals

Answer 32

Von Willebrand Disease

Question 33

Test the evaluate platelet function

Answer 33

Clot retraction and buffalo mucosal bleeding time

Question 34

Which test can be used to help evaluate tertiary hemostasis

Answer 34

D-dimer and fibrin degradation products