BLOOD SMEARS

Question 1

What do red blood cells look like?

Answer 1

small, no nucleus, biconcave disc, bright pink cytoplasm due to high concentration of Hb

Question 2

what do platelets look like?

Answer 2

small than red blood cells, no nucleus, centre is blue/purple and outside doesnt stain.

Question 3

what do neutrophils look like?

Answer 3

segmented nucleus with 2-5 lobes, cytoplasm is pale blue/pink, specific granules are pink

Question 4

what do eosinophils look like?

Answer 4

bilobed nucleus, pale blue-pink cytoplasm, red granules

Question 5

what do basophils look like?

Answer 5

nucleus bilobed/S shaped, pale blue-pink cytoplasm, lots of blue/black granules,

Question 6

what do lymphocytes look like?

Answer 6

intense staining of spherical nucleus, small amount of pale blue cytoplasm, no specific granules

Question 7

what do monocytes look like?

Answer 7

large with a large kidney-shaped or indented nucleus , pale blue cytoplasm

Question 8

what is basophilic staining?

Answer 8

basic dyes bind to acid structures resulting in blue/purple stains

Question 9

what is acidophilic staining?

Answer 9

acid dyes bind to alkaline structures and give rise to red staining

Question 10

which cells are polymorphonuclear?

Answer 10

eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils