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Hematology Study guide

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Chapter 1 Liters of blood in human body: Female 4-5 Male 5-6 Ph of blood: 7.4 8% of body weight Blood: 55 % Plasma (mostly made of water) 45% Cells (1% white, 44% red) Centrifuged: 1. Plasma 2. Buffy Coat (platelets-1.5-4 x 105/microliters+ white blood cells-4.8-10.8 x 103/microliters) 3. Red Blood Cells (4.2-6.1 x 106/microliters) Blood Stain: Wright Stain -both acidic and basic dyes in wright stain -cells stain pink or blue depending on ph Red blood cells: -red due to hemoglobin -7-8 micrometers -mean volume of 90 fL (femotoliter) -biconcave -less stained due to biconcave, central pallor -120 days -lacks nucleaus and organelles Erythropoiesis- red blood cell production Rubriblast Prorubricyte Rubricyte Metarubricyte Reticulocyte RBC