Course Outline
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- Introduction to Peripheral Blood Cells
- The Cellular Components of Blood
- Red Blood Cells (RBCs)
- White Blood Cells (WBCs)
- Platelets
- Identifying Peripheral Blood Cells
- Which peripheral blood cell is involved in the body's defense against infection?
- Glossary
- Glossary of Terms A through M.
- Glossary of Terms N through Z.
- Appearance of Granulocytes
- Neutrophils
- Eosinophils
- Eosinophils
- Difference Between Eosinophilic Granules and Neutrophilic Granules
- The Nucleus of a Eosinophil
- All of the following statements describe a mature eosinophil EXCEPT:
- Basophils
- Name that Cell
- Identify the nucleated blood cell:
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- Identify the nucleated blood cell that is indicated by the arrow:
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- Function & Kinetics of Granulocytes
- Primary Function of Neutrophils
- Primary Function of Neutrophils, continued
- Eosinophil Function and Lifespan
- Basophil Function and Lifespan
- Eosinophils are increased in all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
- During phagocytosis the neutrophilic granules release digestive enzymes into the vacuole to kill or destroy the phagocytized particle.
- Basophils' primary role involves:
- Appearance of Mononuclear Cells
- Mononuclear Cells: Lymphocytes and Monocytes.
- Lymphocytes
- Monocytes
- Name that Cell
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- Function and Kinetics of Mononuclear Cells
- What is the Function of Lymphocytes?
- Null Cells
- Monocytic Function
- T lymphocytes are larger and have more vacuoles than B lymphocytes.
- Match the following cells with their corresponding characteristics:
- Match the following cells with their corresponding characteristics:
- Where is the main site of action for monocytes after diapedesis?
- Appearance, Function and Kinetics of Platelets
- Platelet Appearance
- Platelet Clumps
- Platelet Kinetics
- Platelet Function
- All of the following statements describe a method by which platelets aid coagulation EXCEPT:
- Appearance, Function and Kinetics of Erythrocytes
- Appearance of the Erythrocyte (Red Blood Cells)
- Erythrocyte (RBC) Function and Kinetics
- Name that Cell Review
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- References
Additional Information
Level of instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Clinical Laboratory Science Students, and medical technologists and technicians seeking review or continuing education. It is also appropriate for medical students who are first encountering peripheral blood morphology.
Course Description: This course covers the basics of normal peripheral blood cell morphology, including appearance, kinetics, and function of red blood cells, leukocytes, and platelets. It is assumed that students have a basic knowledge of the principles of cell morphology, and of preparation and staining of a Wright's stained peripheral blood smear.
About the Course: This course is part of a series of courses adapted for the web by MediaLab, under license from Education Materials for Health Professionals, Inc. Dayton OH, 45420. Copyright EMHP.
Reviewer: Leah Coppolino, MPH, CLS(NCA), MT(ASCP) is the Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds a Masters in Public Health from Thomas Jefferson University.