RBC CERTIFICATION EVALUATION FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PREPARATION MATERIAL
●● What protein occupies much of the interior of a RBC
Answer: Hemoglobin
●● What non protein pigment makes up 33% of hemoglobin
Answer: Heme containing iron
●● Where does the red color of a RBC come from
Answer: Iron rich hemoglobin
●● What do you call a RBC binded to oxygen
Answer: Oxyhemoglobin
●● What are the functions of the RBC
Answer: Collect O2, transport and release it, gather up waste gas,
transport waste gas to the lungs
●● What is the lifespan of a RBC
Answer: 100 days
, ●● What is the production of RBC called
Answer: Erythropoiesis
●● All blood cells originate from one stem cell called
Answer: Pluripotent stem cell
●● Name the stages of RBC maturation
Answer: Rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte,
erythrocyte
●● Why do reticulocytes stain more blue than mature RBC
Answer: Still retain a number of ribosomes
●● What do you called a suspected reticulocyte in a normal Diff Quik
stain
Answer: Polychromatophil
●● Which animal does not release reticulocytes into circulation under
any circumstances
Answer: Horse
●● Which hormone stimulates production of RBC
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PREPARATION MATERIAL
●● What protein occupies much of the interior of a RBC
Answer: Hemoglobin
●● What non protein pigment makes up 33% of hemoglobin
Answer: Heme containing iron
●● Where does the red color of a RBC come from
Answer: Iron rich hemoglobin
●● What do you call a RBC binded to oxygen
Answer: Oxyhemoglobin
●● What are the functions of the RBC
Answer: Collect O2, transport and release it, gather up waste gas,
transport waste gas to the lungs
●● What is the lifespan of a RBC
Answer: 100 days
, ●● What is the production of RBC called
Answer: Erythropoiesis
●● All blood cells originate from one stem cell called
Answer: Pluripotent stem cell
●● Name the stages of RBC maturation
Answer: Rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte,
erythrocyte
●● Why do reticulocytes stain more blue than mature RBC
Answer: Still retain a number of ribosomes
●● What do you called a suspected reticulocyte in a normal Diff Quik
stain
Answer: Polychromatophil
●● Which animal does not release reticulocytes into circulation under
any circumstances
Answer: Horse
●● Which hormone stimulates production of RBC