RBCs
Anemia
WBCs
Lymph/Immunity
Blood Tubes
100
Primary function of RBCs
What is to carry oxygen
100
The hallmark of IMHA (RBC morphology) is the...
What is the spherocyte
100
The most prevalent leukocyte in dogs/cats
What is the segmented neutrophil
100
Lymphoid tissue (organ) where T-lymphocytes mature
What is the thymus
100

The blood tube of choice to run a CBC in a mammal

What is a purple top tube (EDTA)

200
Of the RBC indicies, this one indicates the size of an average RBC
What is MCV
200
RBC fragments resulting from the intravascular shearing of cells by fibrin strands
What are schistocytes
200
Term used to describe a decrease in WBCs
What is leukopenia
200

Immunoglobulin present in greatest quantity; produced during chronic exposure to antigen

What is IgG

200

The tube that will provide serum

Red top tube or tiger top tube
300
An elevated PCV is most commonly associated with...
What is dehydration
300
Species in which both punctate and aggregate reticulocytes can be found
What are cats
300
WBC with a high nuclear:cytoplasm ratio; coarse, clumped, dark-staining chromatin, and sky-blue cytoplasm
What is a lymphocyte
300
Immune response that refers to the production of antibodies
What is humoral immunity
300

The most common tube used for hemostasis testing

What is a blue top tube (citrate tube)

400
Another name for a 'target cell'
What is a codocyte
400
Heinz bodies can be a normal finding in a blood smear of up to 5% of these species
What are cats
400
A left shift refers to increased numbers of...
What is band (immature) neutrophils
400
Type of cell that produces immunoglobulins
What is plasma cells
400

The fluid portion of blood left after the blood is allowed to clot

What is plasma

500
Of the RBC maturation series, this is the youngest RBC precursor (not including PPSCs or myeloid stem cells)
What is the rubriblast
500
Once a clot is formed, you can reverse the process by...
NOTHING!!! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE!!! :-(
500
The total WBC count 'normal range' for a dog is between...
What is 6,000 to 17,000 per microliter
500
The response of the immune system toward a particular antigen is known as
What is specific immunity
500

The only anticoagulant that does not bind calcium

What is sodium or lithium heparin

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