blood cell appearances

Question 1

RBC

Answer 1

most abundant 
O2 transport 
biconcave shape 
dusty pink 
7um diameter

Question 2

platelets

Answer 2

important in clotting
found in clumps in smear
bluish
2-4um

Question 3

lymphocyte

Answer 3

small 
near spherical nucleus 
little cytoplasm 
immune response 
8um

Question 4

eosinophil

Answer 4

cytoplasmic granules bright pink
bilobed nucleus
fight parasitic infection and allergy
12um

Question 5

neutrophil

Answer 5

multilobed nucleus
polymorphonuclear 
cytoplasmiuc granules 
phagocytic - kill bacteria 
10-12um

Question 6

basophil

Answer 6

cytoplasmic granules blue
lobed nucleus
inflammation and allergy
10-15nm

Question 7

monocytes

Answer 7

indented nucleus
pale granules
role in the immune system and inflammation
17-20um in diameter