Band, Meta, Myelo

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

Answer explanation

The nucleus is indented less than halfway through the width of the nucleus.

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

Answer explanation

The nucleus is quite lumpy, and it looks like one lobe is on top of the other.

What are these cells?

• Segmented neutrophils

• Band neutrophils

• Metamyelocytes

• Myelocytes

Answer explanation

Yes, myelocytes have a round nucleus and the cytoplasm is a dirty pink color (pink + blue). There might be a few primary granules but once the color switches toward the pink-tan color of a seg, it becomes a myelocyte.

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

Answer explanation

The indentation has gone more than halfway through the width of the nucleus, but the two opposite sides have not touched yet.

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

Answer explanation

Indentation of the nucleus isn't quite halfway though the width of the nucleus.

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

Answer explanation

The indentation of the nucleus is more than halfway through the width of the nucleus, but there is enough DNA between the two sides of the nuclear membrane to prove no filament exists.

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

Answer explanation

The nucleus is round and has not started to ident yet. The cytoplasm is a mixture of pink and blue.

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

• Monocyte

Answer explanation

The nucleus is round (not indented). The cytoplasm is quite close to the color of the seg's cytoplasm. It is a mixture of pink and blue.

What is this cell?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

• Monocyte

Answer explanation

The nucleus has started to ident, so it can't be a myelocyte. The indentation is less than halfway through the width of the nucleus, so it is a metamyelocyte.

What is the cell on the far left?

• Segmented neutrophil

• Band neutrophil

• Metamyelocyte

• Myelocyte

• Monocyte

Answer explanation

The indentation is more than halfway through the width of the nucleus. All sides of the nucleus are very parallel.