Red blood cells are clinically known as:
AEosinophils
BErythrocytes
CEndothelium
DEpithelium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Erythrocytes
1. Each formed element has a clinical name.
2. The red cells take the Greek for red.
3. The hematocrit measures the percentage of RBCs, clinically known as erythrocytes.
4. So the answer is erythrocytes.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 18 'Blood'_
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