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The presence of leukocytes in urine typically indicates inflammation or infection in the urinary tract, while the presence of erythrocytes can suggest bleeding in the urinary system. Further evaluation by a healthcare provider is usually needed to determine the underlying cause of these findings.

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Which of the following substances is normally NOT found in urine?

If you are talking about three substances that are normally found in blood but not in urine, they are leukocytes, erythrocytes and glucose.


Consider the number of the different cells in blood. which are there more of erythrocytes or leukocytes?

erythrocytes Erythrocytes


Compare and contrast erythrocytes and leukocytes Be sure to include similarities and differences of structure and function?

Erythrocytes are larger than leukocytes. Erythrocytes have no nucleus while leukocytes have nucleus. Leukocytes remove and/ or destroys things that are considered "abnormal" in the body while erythrocytes carry oxygen to all body cells. Leukocytes are large round cells that do not contain hemoglobin while erythrocytes contain hemoglobin, are shaped as biconcave disks that bend, flex travel through narrow blood vessels and have a large surface to volume ratio. Erythrocytes and leukocytes are both classified as formed elements (lower layer). They both are main components of the body are necessary for the body to function properly.


What is the medical abbreviation hematocrit mean?

Hematocrit is not an abbreviation. It is the ratio of plasma and the formed elements leukocytes, thrombocytes and erythrocytes.


Unlike erythrocytes leukocytes have a nucleus and do not contain hemoglobin?

True


What are some blood components?

Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, Platelets, Plasma


The red kind are erythrocytes The white kind are leukocytes What are they?

Blood cells


What produces erythrocytes granular leukocytes and platelets?

they come from the bone marrow


What does leukocytes and urobilinogen on a urine dipstick test mean?

Leukocytes is infection. Urobilinogen is blood in the urine. It sounds like you was performing a test for a urine infection. If either of these 2 are positive then you have a UTI or possible Kidney infection if blood is found in urine.


What tissue group does the tissue that contains erythrocytes leukocytes and plasma belong to?

The tissue that contains erythrocytes, leukocytes, and plasma belongs to the connective tissue group. This specific tissue is known as blood tissue or vascular tissue.


Are leukocytes red blood cells?

Leukocytes are among the formed elements of blood. They fight infection and identify and neutralize other "foreign" invaders. The formed elements of blood are red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).


Are there more erythrocytes than leukocytes?

Yes, there are typically many more erythrocytes (red blood cells) than leukocytes (white blood cells) in the blood. The ratio of red blood cells to white blood cells is about 600:1. This difference in numbers reflects the different functions and roles of these two types of blood cells in the body.