Erythrocytes (RBC)

Blood
Blood Smear with Erythrocytes Red Blood Cells
(RBCs)
TEM of Red Blood Cells (in cross section)
Colorized SEM of Red Blood Cells (red), platelets
(green) and White Blood Cells (purple)
Blood Smear from normal and hypochromic
microcytic anemia patients
Normal
Macrocytic
Hyperchromic
Anemia
Blood Smear from normal and hyperchromic
macrocytic anemia patients
Sickle Cell Anemia (arrow = sickle cell)
Colorized SEM of Sickle Cell RBCs (green)
Basophilic Polychromatophilic
Erythroblasts Erythroblasts Normoblast Reticulocyte
Erythropoiesis Red Blood Cell Development
Bone Marrow Smear with developing red blood
cells
Black arrow =
basophilic
erythroblast

Green arrow =
polychromato-
philic
erythroblasts
Bone Marrow Smear with Megakaryocyte forming
platelets (P)
Blood Smear with platelets (a) inset high mag
with hyalomere and granulomere
TEM of a
Platelet
Colorized SEM of Red Blood Cells (red), platelets
(green) and White Blood Cells (yellow)
White Blood Cells
Neutrophils, Eosinophils,
Basophils, Lymphocytes, and
Monocytes
Blood Smear with a Neutrophil
(Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte)
Blood Smear with an Eosinophil
(bilobed nucleus + red granules)
Blood Smear with a Basophil
(irregular nucleus + dark purple granules)
Diagram of
Granulopoiesis

White Blood Cell
Development
Neutrophilic Early Neutrophilic Late Neutrophilic
Myelocyte Metamyelocyte Metamyelocyte
or Stab Cell
Bone Marrow Smears showing Neutrophil
development
Bone Marrow Smear yellow arrow =
eosinophilic myelocyte
1 =
Neutrophilic
Myelocytes

2 & 3 =
Neutrophilic
Metamyelo-
cytes
Blood Smear with two Monocytes
Blood Smear with a Lymphocyte
Blood Vessels
Arteries and Arterioles
Muscular Artery TM = tunica media
Wall of the Muscular Artery Arrow = T.
Intima; TM = T. media; TA = T. adventitia
TM
TA
Wall of the Elastic Artery
TI = T. Intima; TM = T. media; TA = T. adventitia

TM
TI
TA
Arteriole (A) and Vein (V)
A
V
Thin section of a small arteriole
TEM of a
fenestrated
capillary with a
RBC in the
lumen
Diagram of the controls of blood flow through a
capillary system
Venule (V) and small arteriole (A)
V
A
An arteriole (A) and venule (B) arrow = capillary
Muscular artery and large vein
Wall of a vein TI = T. Intima; TM = T. Media; TA
= T. Adventitia
TI
TM
TA
Vein with infoldings of the T. Intima = valves (V)