during the first month of gestation, hematopoiesis occurs primarily in the - ANSWER yolk sac
hemoglobin normal values for a newborn - ANSWER 19.5 gm/dl
a cell that may develop into any kind of blood cell is a - ANSWER pluripotent stem cell
a stem cell acted upon by GEMM-CSF and EPO would result in - ANSWER an erythrocyte
extramedullary hematopoiesis refers to erythrocyte production in the - ANSWER spleen
responsible for the shape of a RBC - ANSWER spectrin
which pathway is responsible for the largest amount of glycolysis in the red cell? - ANSWER embden-
myerhoff pathway
iron must be in which form for hemoglobin transport - ANSWER Fe++
during erythropoiesis the N:C ratio - ANSWER decreases
normal adult A1 hemoglobin consists of which type of globin chains - ANSWER 2 alpha, 2 beta
hemoglobin synthesis first takes place in which cell - ANSWER basophilic normoblast
the last stage capable of mitosis is - ANSWER polychromatophilic normoblast
remember this figure - ANSWER