Saturday, April 16, 2011

Objectives 18, 19, and 20. Blood: Leukocytes and Erythrocytes

These three charts shown in conjunction with one another helped give me a great overview on these objectives. The first explained in detail how both erythrocytes and leukocytes arise from stem cells and gave me a step by step of the process as they developed into blood cells.  The second chart gives a more in depth look at the components that form each type of blood cell.  The final chart gives information such as their lifespan, overall count in the blood, size, physical characteristics and their "JOB" in the body.  At first, I was using these charts simply to memorize the information on the blood cells, but as we got further into the chapter and the lecture information, it started to "click" that this all tied in together! That the bones that we studied in Bio-210 are where the blood cells arise from, and that those ions (that we studied ad-nauseum! ..SO THATS WHY WE HAD TO LEARN THOSE!)  play such an important part of so many body functions also help to comprise the blood.



Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory manual**


Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory manual**

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