analysing blood smears

Question 1

what do you have to do to observe blood smears under a microscope

Answer 1

stain to identify different cells

Question 1

what is a blood smear

Answer 1

sample of blood smeared over a microscope slide

Question 2

what are you most likely going to see under a blood smear

Answer 2

red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
some granules in the cytoplasm

Question 3

how do you identify red blood cells

Answer 3

no nucleus
biconcave shape

Question 4

how do you identify a neutrophil

Answer 4

multi lobed nucleus
grainy cytoplasm

Question 5

how do you identify a lymphocyte

Answer 5

smaller than neutrophil
nucleus very large
little cytoplasm

Question 6

how do you identify a monocyte

Answer 6

kidney bean shaped nucleus
non grainy cytoplasm
largest white blood cell

Question 7

a scientist is looking at a blood smear under a microscope
explain how she will be able to tell the difference between a neutrophil and a B lymphocyte

Answer 7

nucleus of neutrophil will be multi lobed whereas for the lymphocyte it will be large and not lobed
neutrophils cytoplasm will be grainy