Blood

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  • RBCs are also known as what?
    Erythrocytes
  • What blood cell lacks NUCLEI?
    Erythrocytes
  • Erythrocytes are completely filled with oxygen-carrying protein called HEMOGLOBIN.
  • What is the size of erythrocyte?
    7.5 micrometer'
  • What is the shape of RBCs?
    biconcave
  • What do you call the only blood cells whose function does not require them to leave the vasculature?
    Erythrocytes
  • WBCs are also known as what?
    Leukocytes
  • What blood cell leave the blood and migrate to the tissues where they become functional cells?
    Leukocytes
  • Platelets are also known as what?
    Thrombocytes
  • What do you call the remnants of major cells found in red bone marrow (megakaryocyte)?
    thrombocytes
  • What is the life span of platelets?
    10 days
  • Size of thrombocytes?
    2-4 micrometers