HEMA LEC MOD 2 Flashcards
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Erythrocytes have ___, homogenous _____ with a ____ paler than the periphery
circular, biconcave disk, central pallor
Central pallor occupies approximately __ (__ - __micrometers)
1/3, 2-3 micrometers
RBC size:
__ - __ micrometer in diameter
__ - __ micrometer in thickness
__ - __ femtoliter in volume
7 - 8 micrometers
1.5 - 2.5 micrometers
80 - 100 femtoliters
Cell that is <80 femtoliters
microcyte
Cell that is >100 femtoliters
macrocyte
Cell that is within 80 - 100 femtoliters
normocyte / normocytic
Example of hyperchromic RBC
Spherocytes
Staining characteristics:
____ in wet, unstained preparation
Greenish
Staining Characteristics:
___ in Wright’s Stain
Salmon Pink
Young RBCs are flexible and highly deformable?
True or False
True
What do you call old RBCs?
Senescent
Sequestration of RBCs happens in ___
Spleen
How many days will it take to produce mature RBC from BFU-E?
21 days
BFU-E to CFU-E : __ week/s
1 week
CFU-E to Pronormoblast : __ week/s
1 week
How many cell divisions happen before maturing to Pronormoblast?
3 - 5 cell divisions
__ - __ days proliferation & maturation of precursors
6 - 7 days
__ - __ days reticulocyte maturation
2 - 3 days
Reticulocytes:
__ - __ days in BM
1 - 2 days
Reticulocytes:
__ day/s in the circulation
1
What organ removes remnants and polish the RBC to become concave?
Spleen
__ - __ RBCs produced from a single pronormoblast?
8 - 32 RBCs
Life span of mature RBCs
80 - 120 days
1 normoblast is equal to __ - __ RBCSs
8 - 32 RBCs