1. Blood and Bone Marrow Learning Objectives
Be able to recognize all of the formed elements found in peripheral blood by light and electron microscopy.
Know the approximate abundance and life span of the formed elements.
Understand the functions of major plasma proteins and all of the formed elements.
Be familiar with the general process of hematopoiesis.
Describe the organization of the bone marrow.
Be able to recognize megakaryocytes in the bone marrow and understand their function in platelet production.

2. Hematology Lab Normal Smear 86X
erythrocyte (RBC)
platelets

3. Neutrophils
Hematology Lab Normal Smear 86X

4. Slide 81, blood smear, 63x obj.
monocyte
neutrophil

5. Hematology Lab Normal Smear 86X
eosinophil

6. Hematology Lab Normal Smear 86X
monocyte
(less than “ideal,” but a monocyte nonetheless)
basophils

7. Hematology Lab Normal Smear 86X
lymphocyte

8. Slide 48, bone marrow megakaryocyte sinus megakaryocyte sinus sinus

9. Slide 48, bone marrow
sinus
cord
sinus
sinus
megakaryocyte