Venipuncture
Terminology
WBC
RBC
Platelets
100
Name the vein that you needed to test out on in the lab portion of our class?
Cephalic Vein
100
What is a thrombocyte?
Platelet
100
What is another name for a white blood cell?
Leukocyte
100
What is another name for a red blood cell?
erythrocyte
100
What is another names for platelets?
Thrombocyte
200
This is a large superficial vein, located in the groove dorso-lateral to the trachea.
Jugular vein
200
What does PCV stand for?
Packed Cell Volume
200
Which WBC is the largest, its cytoplasm is gray-blue and foamy with vacuoles?
Monocyte
200
What is a RBCs job?
to take oxygen to tissue and bring CO2 to the lungs.
200
What is thrombocytopenia?
Low platelet count
300
Describe how to restrain for saphenous venipuncture in large dog.
Have the dog stand in head lock/trunk hold, holding off the back leg just below the stifle.
300
What is hematopoeisis?
The formation of blood cells
300
Which WBC preforms phagocytosis and pinocytosis?
Neutrophil
300
Describe a typical RBC.
Round and Biconcave
300
What is one function of platelets?
-Clotting -Preservation of capillary walls -Transportation of substances for clotting and for constriction or dilation of blood vessels
400
Which venipuncture route tends to be the one cats do not mind?
Medial saphenous/femoral
400
What is lymphopenia?
a low lymphocyte count
400
Name the two most common WBCs.
Neutrophils Lymphocytes
400
Which animal has the largest RBC?
Dog
400
What is pettichia?
Pin-point hemorrhages
500
Name the four blood collection methods that can be used.
venipuncture capillary arterial nail clipping
500
What is a macrophage?
A monocyte once it leaves the bloodstream
500
Which WBC are granulocytes and which WBC are agranulocytes?
Granulocytes: Neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil Agranulocytes: Monocyte, Lymphocyte
500
Which animal has RBC with little to no central pallor?
Felines
500
What is a thromboembolism?
Blood Clot
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