Lab 6- Microscopy and Histology 2

Question 1

What are the components of a figure legend?

Answer 1

Figure number
Title sentence
Method sentence
Statement of what it shows

Question 2

Where is the best part of a blood smear slide?

Answer 2

Towards the paler edge where cells are not on top of each other but not too far

Question 3

What types of cells are present in a blood smear?

Answer 3

Erythrocytes- Light pink, enucleated, donut-shaped
Leukocytes

Question 4

What are the 3 most common leukocyte in a blood smear and what do they look like?

Answer 4

Lymphocytes- Medium sized, nucleus takes up most of cell
Monocytes- Large w/ peanut shaped nucleus
Neutrophils- Large w/ fragmented nucleus