White Blood Cells

Question 1

Increase of wbcs count is called?

Answer 1

Leukocytosis

Question 2

Decrease of all wbc count is called?

Answer 2

Leukopenia

Question 3

General function of wbc?

Answer 3

Control inflammation, control bacteria, provide Immunity, help blood clot or help destroy clots and unwanted clots

Question 4

What is a white blood cell estimate?

Answer 4

40 power, count number of wbcs per field for ten fields, divide total from 10 fields by 10, multiply by 2000=== wbc/microliter (uL)

Question 5

What is a myloblast and promyelocyte?

Answer 5

A large cell with blue cytoplasm and granules

Question 6

Three types of granulocytes?

Answer 6

Eosinophils, neutrophil, basophils

Question 7

Difference between by locate and metmyelocyte?

Answer 7

Metmyelocyte is normal size with a more abundant cytoplasm, normal size nucleus with chromatin

Question 8

Most common immature cell we see in dogs?

Answer 8

Band neutrophil

Question 9

Horseshoe shape neutrophil.

Answer 9

Band neutrophil

Question 10

Has 3-5 lobes neutrophil

Answer 10

A mature neutrophil

Question 11

Where are neutrophils produced then stored?

Answer 11

Bone marrow

Question 12

What happens in the neutrophil proliferating pool.

Answer 12

Cell division

Question 13

What happens in the neutrophil maturation pool?

Answer 13

Maturing not dividing

Question 14

What is stored in the storage pool?

Answer 14

Mature neutrophil

Question 15

What is mnp?

Answer 15

Marginal neutrophil pool- stuck to walls, waiting to help

Question 16

What is found in the circulating neutrophil pool?

Answer 16

On the look out for bad things

Question 17

First line of defense.

Answer 17

Neutrophils in tissues

Question 18

How do neutrophils rid the body of bad things?

Answer 18

Phago and pino cytosis

Question 19

Old neutrophil.

Answer 19

Hyper-segmented neutrophil

Question 20

Number one cell in circulating blood in cats and dogs.

Answer 20

Segmented neutrophil (mature)

Question 21

Life span of mature neutrophil.

Answer 21

7-14 hours

Question 22

The most common Immature cell in dogs?

Answer 22

Band neutrophil

Question 23

Left shift?

Answer 23

Greater than 5% band cells after your final count (lots of Immature cell)

Question 24

Why do left shifts happen?

Answer 24

Increased need for neutrophils

Question 25

More than five segments.

Answer 25

Hyper segmented (right shift)

Question 26

Why do we see hypersegmentstion?

Answer 26

We left it in a coagulant for too long, b12 deficiency

Question 27

Causes of neutrophilia?

Answer 27

Muscle activity, bacterial infections, leukemia types

Question 28

Causes of neutropenia?

Answer 28

Viral infection, bacteria infections, nutritional deficiencies

Question 29

Where are lymphocytes found.

Answer 29

In the pleuripotent cell

Question 30

Second most common cell in circulating blood?

Answer 30

Lymphocytes

Question 31

Two types of lymphocytes?

Answer 31

Small and medium/large

Question 32

Round cell, smaller than neutrophils, round to oval nucleus.

Answer 32

Small lymphocytes

Question 33

Bizarre shaped lymphocytes

Answer 33

Large/medium lymphocytes.

Question 34

Small lymphocytes can we confused with....

Answer 34

Rbcs

Question 35

Functions of lymphocytes?

Answer 35

T cells- memory cells, B cells- immune surveillance

Question 36

Third or fourth most common cell in circulating blood?

Answer 36

Monocytes

Question 37

Largest cell!

Answer 37

Monocytes

Question 38

Functions of monocytes?

Answer 38

Provide immunity, "garbage eater"

Question 39

Once a monocytes leaves the bloodstream what is it called?

Answer 39

Macrophage

Question 40

What causes mono cytosis?

Answer 40

Inflammatory diseases, infections, fevers, obstructions,

Question 41

Third or fourth most common cell in blood?

Answer 41

Eosinophils

Question 42

Where are eosinophils found?

Answer 42

Intestinal lining, uterus, respiratory tract, skin

Question 43

For each eo in the blood, how many are in the tissue?

Answer 43

300

Question 44

Eosinophil function?

Answer 44

Engulf bacteria

Question 45

What causes eosinophilia?

Answer 45

Paratism, allergies

Question 46

Rare cell found in circulating blood?

Answer 46

Basophils

Question 47

Most common in horses.

Answer 47

Basophils

Question 48

Causes of basophilia?

Answer 48

Heartworm, allergies, cushings, leukemia

Question 49

Difference between eosinophils and basophils?

Answer 49

Basophils are darker

Question 50

Difference between monocytes and lymphocytes?

Answer 50

Monos are larger usually, monos have vacuoles and appear fluffier

Question 51

Normal white count.

Answer 51

6000-17000 wbc/uL

Question 52

Production of white blood cells

Answer 52

Production of wbc

Question 53

Neutrophils have what color granules?

Answer 53

Purple

Question 53

What color granules do basophils have?

Answer 53

Blue

Question 54

What color granules do eosinophils have?

Answer 54

Red

Question 55

What are agranulocytes?

Answer 55

Monocytes, lymphocytes

Question 56

Where do white blood cells come from?

Answer 56

Bone marrow

Question 57

Where do wbcs perform their job?

Answer 57

Tissues

Question 58

What do white blood cells do?

Answer 58

Find inflammation, find infection, provide immunity, help destroy clots, prevents or destroys abnormal or unwanted cells

Question 59

What does a band neutrophil look like?

Answer 59

A horseshoe

Question 60

What is a right shift?

Answer 60

A lot of old neutrophils

Question 61

Hypersegmentation can be caused from....

Answer 61

Not making our slide right away --- old blood

Question 62

After lymphocytes mature, they can become....

Answer 62

T cells or B cells

Question 63

What do T cells do?

Answer 63

They are the memory cells- create anitbodies

Question 64

How long can T cells live?

Answer 64

4-20 years

Question 65

How long do B cells live?

Answer 65

3-4 days

Question 66

This type of cell has a very large nucleus.

Answer 66

Lymphocytes

Question 67

The only cells that we should worry if there is a decrease.

Answer 67

Lymphocytes

Question 68

An abnormal finding of more immature neutrophils called bands.

Answer 68

Left shift

Question 69

What causes a left shift?

Answer 69

Severe inflammatory diseases

Question 70

Often seen when there is a left shift.

Answer 70

Toxic change

Question 71

Toxic change could be...

Answer 71

Increased basophilia, cytoplasmic foaminess, Dohle bodies in the cytoplasm

Question 72

What color appears more prevalent during toxic change?

Answer 72

Blue

Question 73

He nucleus and the cytoplasm are not maturing at the same speed.

Answer 73

Toxic change

Question 74

Case of hypersegmentstion.

Answer 74

Right shift

Question 75

Two causes of right shift.

Answer 75

Problem with blood smear, cells stay in the circulatory system too long

Question 76

Reactive lymphocytes.

Answer 76

Immunocytes

Question 77

Can be irregularly shaped lymphocytes.

Answer 77

Reactive lymphocytes

Question 78

Looks like a reactive lymphocytes.

Answer 78

Atypical lymphocytes

Question 79

Can be seen with severe infections.

Answer 79

Bacteria within the cells

Question 80

Difference between myelocyte and metamyelocyte?

Answer 80

Metamyelocyte is more mature, you can tell what it'll be

Question 81

Normal dog neutrophil count.

Answer 81

60-77%

Question 82

Normal dog banded neutrophil count.

Answer 82

0-3%

Question 83

Normal dog lymphocyte count.

Answer 83

12-30%

Question 84

Normal dog monocyte count.

Answer 84

2-10%

Question 85

Normal dog eosinophil count?

Answer 85

1-10%

Question 86

Normal cat neutrophil count.

Answer 86

35-75%

Question 87

Normal cat banded neutrophil count.

Answer 87

0-3%

Question 88

Normal cat lymphocyte count.

Answer 88

20-55%

Question 89

Normal cat monocyte count.

Answer 89

1-4%

Question 90

Normal cat eosinophil count.

Answer 90

2-12%

Question 91

Normal total of WBCs.

Answer 91

6,000-70,000 WBC/uL