Hematology: Composition of Blood and Aplastic Anemia

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What is the term for Red Blood Cells that have an increased area of staining on the central pallor area?

Hypochromic cells

Spherocytes

Polychromic cells

Target cells (correct)

Which type of anemia is characterized by the presence of Spherocytes?

Thalassemia

Immune hemolytic anemia (correct)

Iron deficiency anemia

Sickle cell anemia

What is the term for an increase in the red cell's central pallor area, occupying more than 1/3 of the red cell diameter?

Poikilocytosis

Polychromasia

Hyperchromasia

Hypochromasia (correct)

What is the term for Red Blood Cells that stain shades of blue-gray due to the uptake of both eosin and basic dyes?

Polychromic cells Signup and view all the answers

Red Blood Cells with high hemoglobin content are characterized by:

Hyperchromasia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an abnormality in shape of Red Blood Cells?

Poikilocytosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of a red blood cell?

Hemoglobin Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal range of hemoglobin in grams per deciliter for adult males?

14-18 g/dL Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ratio of the volume of packed red blood cells to the volume of whole blood?

Hematocrit Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the iron in hemoglobin being oxidized to the ferric state?

Methemoglobin Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal range of hematocrit in percentage for adult females?

35-49% Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the percentage of reticulocytes in the blood of a normal adult?

0.5-1.5% Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal range of Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) in conventional units?

31-37% Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following physiological variations can affect Red Blood Cells (RBCs)?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the variation in size of Red Blood Cells (RBCs)?

Anisocytosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for Red Blood Cells (RBCs) with a diameter > 9 μm?

Macrocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) index?

To measure the degree of variation in RBC volume Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of morphologic variation of Red Blood Cells (RBCs)?

Abnormalities in Hemoglobin content Signup and view all the answers