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
- Appearance of Granulocytes
- Neutrophils
- Introduction to Segmented and Band Nuclei
- Appearance of a Band Neutrophil
- Maturing into Segmented Neutrophil
- Segmented Neutrophils
- Differentiating Bands from Segs
- Which of the following is the more immature cell?
- What is the characteristic that distinguishes a segmented neutrophil from a band neutrophil?
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
- Basophils
- Basophil Granules and Chromatin Pattern
- 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
- Lymphocytes
- Lymphocytes
- Large Lymphocytes and Reactive Lymphocytes
- The nucleus of a small lymphocyte is about the same size as a:
- Which of the following cells is characterized by a thin rim of cytoplasm around the nucleus?
- Monocytes
- Name that Cell
- Identify the nucleated blood cell that is indicated by the arrow:
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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
- Appearance, Function and Kinetics of Erythrocytes
- Name that Cell Review
- Identify the nucleated blood cell:
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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.