02 - leukocytes

Question 1

(neutrophils)

1. have small granules that stain differently depending on species
2. how common are each of these in circulation?

metamyelocytes

band cells

segmented (mature)

Answer 1

2. rare

present in small numbers

most common

Question 2

(lymphocytes)

1. reactive lymphocytes are probably B or T?
2. granular lymphocytes are probably B or T?

Answer 2

1. B (producing immunoglobin)
2. T cells (or natural killer)

Question 3

(monocytes)

1. migrate into tissue and become what?
2. look different than neutrophils how?

Answer 3

1. macrophages
2. larger and grayer cytoplasm

Question 4

(eosinophils)

1. function not well understood

Question 5

(basophils)

1. funciton unknown, not normaly found on blood smear