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In wider vessels, erythrocytes may stack like a roll of coins. What is this stack called?

AA buffy coat
BA thrombus
CA rouleaux
DAn embolus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A rouleaux
1. Erythrocytes are biconcave discs, so their flat faces can lie against one another. 2. In wider vessels they stack up much like a roll of coins. 3. That stack is called a rouleaux, from the French word for a roll. 4. A thrombus and an embolus are clot structures, not a normal stacking of red cells. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 "The Cardiovascular System: Blood", section 18.3 Erythrocytes_
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