A total WBC count and a differential WBC count have been ordered for Mrs. Johnson. What information is obtained from the differential count that the total count does not provide?
What will be an ideal response?
The differential count determines the relative proportion of individual leukocyte types (a valuable diagnostic tool). The total WBC count indicates an increase or decrease in number of WBCs.
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A. Facilitated diffusion B. Filtration C. Active transport D. Osmosis E. Simple diffusion
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A) fundic region (or fundus) B) cardiac region C) body D) pyloric region
Most of the freely movable joints of the body could be classified both structurally and functionally as __________.
A: cartilaginous and synarthroses B: synovial and diarthroses C: cartilaginous and amphiarthroses D: synovial and amphiarthroses E: fibrous and diarthroses