Cell Identification + ...

Question 1

Hematology

Answer 1

• science concerned with blood
• studying cells in blood so we can predict, detect and diagnose blood diseases
• staining, counting, analyzing, recording appearance, phenotype and genotype

Question 2

Blood

Answer 2

• plasma: transports nutrients and waste
• RBCs: gas exchange
• WBCs: immunological response
• platelets: coagulation

Question 3

CBC

Answer 3

complete blood cell count

Question 4

blood cells can be characterized by:

Answer 4

size, shape, granules, nucleus, cytoplasm

last three = consider colour, character and amount

Question 5

Inclusions found in the cytoplasm of cells

Answer 5

granules

Question 6

Granule colours

Answer 6

• orange = eosinophilic
• blue = basophilic
• purple = azurophilic
• lavender = neutrophilic

Question 7

This is extremely helpful in determining cell maturity

Answer 7

nucleus

Question 8

reddish-pink cytoplasm with an area of central pallor

Answer 8

RBCs

Question 9

granulocytes

Answer 9

neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

Question 10

most abundant WBC (40-75%)

Answer 10

neutrophils