5. Blood Physio (Not complete)

What is hematocrit (PCV) usually measured in?

%

What is hemoglobin usually measured in?

G/dL

What is red blood cell count measured in?

Millions/microliter

What is white blood cell count measured in?

Thousands/microliter

What is MCH measured in?

Picograms

What is mean crepuscular volume (MCV) measured in?

Femtiliters

What is mean crepuscular hematocrit concentration (MCHC) measured in?

G/dL or %

What does a change in hematological values suggest?

A deviation from normal health

What is the percent of total body weight that blood makes up?

6-8%

How much of the blood volume is plasma?

60%

How much of they blood volume is cells?

40%

What does a presence of creatine in the blood indicate?

Decreased kidney function

When plasma is increased compared to urine what does that indicate?

Decreased kidney function

What does the anterior pituitary heat do?

Lose heat through themolytic mechanisms

What does the posterior hypothalamus heat do?

Produce heat through themogenic mechanisms

What has a major effect on specific gravity?

Red blood cells

What percentage of blood does plasma make up?

46-63%

What percentage of blood do formed cells make up?

37-54%

What are the plasma proteins?

All of these

What is the most abundant immunoglobulin in animals?

IgG

In what species does albumin predominate over Igs?

All of these

In what species is the albumin nearly equal (in proportions) to Igs?

All of these

At which stage of life is gamma-globulin usually lacking?

Newborns

L

What vitamin is needed for transition to mature erythrocyte?

Vitamin B12

What mineral is associated with megaloblastic anaemia?

Folic Acid

How are pyrole rings attached to each other?

Methine bridges

Where is the heme produced?

Mitochondria

Where are the chains for hemoglobin produced?

Ribosomes

What species do not have reticulocytes in normal health?

Cattle and Horses

What is basophilic stippling?

Spontaneous aggregation of rRNA in the cytoplasm

What are heinz bodies?

Precipitation of hemoglobin that can coaslease intracellularly

What are siderocytes?

Aggregates of iron in the cytoplasm or mitochondria

What is ansiocytosis?

Variation in size of RBCs

What is the differing color of RBCs called?

-chromasia

What is the difference in RBC shape called?

Poikilocytosis