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Lab 9: Blood & Bone Marrow

Lab Notebook Questions

  1. Sketch an example of the 5 main Leukocytes and give me a DETAILED function, include examples of functions given in the lab book and lecture book
  2. Make a stepwise list of the cells involved in
    • Granulopoiesis
    • Monopoiesis
    • Lymphopoiesesis
    • Erythropoiesis
    • Thrombopoiesis
  3. Know Slide 28 by heart! Sketch it out in your lab notebook and understand that this is a general “stem cell”- “product” list and the above lists detail the specific steps!
  4. Make a table of all the relevant proteins in blood page 252 table 10-1 in your lecture book
  5. Include descriptions of the clinical correlations from lecture book here, summarized in YOUR OWN WORDS!

Practice Questions

Question 1

What type of cell is depicted at the pointer? Where in the body can this be found?


Megakaryocyte of Bone Marrow

Question 2

What are the cytoplasmic sheddings of Question 1 known as?


Thrombocytes (aka "Platelets")



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