Correct Answers| 2026 Updated
Hematocrit ranges for men and women CORRECT ANSWER: men: 40-54%
Women: 37-47%
Pulse normal range CORRECT ANSWER: 60-100 bpm
Hemoglobin ranges men and women CORRECT ANSWER: men: 13-18 g/100 ml
women: 12-16 g/100 ml
RBC count men and women per mm3 CORRECT ANSWER: men: 4.5-5.3 million
women: 4.1-5.1 million
Mean Corpuscular Volume (average size of RBC) CORRECT ANSWER: men: 78-100 um3
women: 78-102 um3
Mean Corpuscular (MCH) (amount of hemoglobin in one cell) CORRECT ANSWER: 25-35pg
Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (proportion of each cell occupied by hemoglobin)
CORRECT ANSWER: 31-37%
WBC count (total number of WBCs in mm3) CORRECT ANSWER: 4,500-11,000 mm3
Neutrophils CORRECT ANSWER: 55-70%
, Lymphocytes CORRECT ANSWER: 20-40%
Monocytes CORRECT ANSWER: 2-8%
Eosinophils CORRECT ANSWER: 1-4%
Basophils CORRECT ANSWER: 0-2%
Platelet count (function in blood coagulation) CORRECT ANSWER: 150,000-350,000/mm3
normal pH CORRECT ANSWER: 7.35-7.45
Increase in hydrogen ions CORRECT ANSWER: decrease in pH (acidic)
Decrease in hydrogen ions CORRECT ANSWER: increase in pH (alkaline)
PCO2 range CORRECT ANSWER: carbon dioxide partial pressure
34-45 mmHg
HCO3 range CORRECT ANSWER: bicarbonate
range: 20-28 mEq/liter
PO2 range CORRECT ANSWER: partial pressure of oxygen
range: 80-100 mmHg
O2 saturation: what is it and what is the normal range? CORRECT ANSWER: degree to which
Hgb (hemoglobin) is saturated with O2