Cellular Elements

Ungraded Practice Question

Which of the following are characteristic of normal RBCs under high power (40x) brightfield microscopy?

More than one answer is correct. Please select all correct answers

They are about 7ยต in diameter.
They appear as pale green color.
They appear as biconcave discs.
They may exhibit a budding effect.

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