Image Name Size Nucleus Cytoplasm Nucleoli

MYELOBLAST 15-20um •Round or slightly oval •Small amount •2-5

•occupies about four- •moderately blue in
fifths of the cell color
•N:C ratio about 4:1 •smooth texture and
•extremely fine chromatin nongranular
•reddish purple in color

PROMYELOCYTE 15-21um •occupies half or more of •pale blue •2-3

(slightly larger the cell •contains few to many,
than the •N:C ratio 3:1 to 2:1 large blue non-specific
myeloblast) •oval or round (azurophilic or primary
• coarse chromatin granules)
pattern

MYELOCYTE 12-18um •oval or round •may contain few •no nucleoli

•coarse and more nonspecific granules,
condensed chromatin full complement of
pattern specific (secondary
•centrally located or may granules)
be eccentric
•flattened on one side
•N:C ratio 1:1

METAMYELOCYTE 10-15um •indented or kidney •abundant

shaped •may contain few
•indention does not go nonspecific granules,
beyond the central full complement of
imaginary line specific (secondary
•coarse chromatin granules)
•dark purple
BAND OR STAB 10-15um •abundant
•may contain few
nonspecific granules,
full complement of
specific (secondary
granules)

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 Image Name Size Nucleus Cytoplasm Nucleoli
NEUTROPHIL OR SEGMENTER 9-15um •has 2-5 lobes •full complement to
lilac to rose-violet
specific granules
•abundant amount
•few nonspecific
granules are present

EOSINOPHIL 10-15um •usually bilobed •contains large,

reddish-orange
granules

BASOPHIL 9-14um •usually bilobed •slightly pink to

colorless
•contains specific dark
purple to blue-black
granules

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