Studying Blood CellsStudying Blood CellsLab Activity for AnatomyLab Activity for Anatomy

Get Your Instruments ReadyGet Your Instruments Ready

3-cc syringe3-cc syringe Cotton ballsCotton balls AlcoholAlcohol TourniquetTourniquet GlovesGloves Glass slides x 3Glass slides x 3 CentrifugeCentrifuge MicroscopeMicroscope Wright Stain (Geimsa)Wright Stain (Geimsa)

RemindersReminders

Be careful in handling blood. Use Be careful in handling blood. Use safety precaution.safety precaution.

Dispose them properly. Do not Dispose them properly. Do not dispose them down the drain.dispose them down the drain.

Be careful in handling stains.Be careful in handling stains. Do not play around especially during Do not play around especially during

extraction of blood. Always extract extraction of blood. Always extract blood under the supervision of your blood under the supervision of your teacher only.teacher only.

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After 3 minutes….After 3 minutes….

How many How many layers were layers were seen?seen?

Identify Identify each layer. each layer.

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Pipette the Pipette the “buffy” “buffy” layer only layer only (layer (layer between between the clear the clear and reddish and reddish layers)layers)

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QuestionsQuestions

Draw what you have seen in your Draw what you have seen in your smears (HPO and Oil Immersion)smears (HPO and Oil Immersion)

Try to identify the different blood Try to identify the different blood cells and label.cells and label.

In a tabular form, compare the blood In a tabular form, compare the blood cells according to appearance and cells according to appearance and function in the human body. function in the human body.