Blood Cells

Question 1

Pneumonic to remember the names of the five white blood cells.

Answer 1

Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas

Question 2

Cells made in the bone marrow which carry oxygen from the lungs through the blood to all body cells.

Answer 2

erythrocytes (red blood cells)

Question 3

Second type of blood cells. There are 5 kinds.

Answer 3

leukocytes (white blood cells)

Question 4

Sub-group of leukocytes. They contain dark-staining granules in their cytoplasm and have a multi-lobed nucleus. They are formed in bone marrow. There are 3 types.

Answer 4

granulocytes

Question 5

Type of granulocyte. Granules stain red with acidic stain. Increased in number in allergic conditions such as asthma. Makes up about 3% of leukocytes.

Answer 5

eosinophils

Question 6

Type of granulocyte. Granules stain blue with basic stain. Function unclear, but they increase in number in the healing phase of inflammation. Makes up less than 1% of leukocytes.

Answer 6

basophils

Question 7

Type of granulocyte. Granules stain purple with neutral stain. The most important disease-fighting cells and the most numerous at 50% to 60% of leukocytes.

Answer 7

neutrophils

Question 8

Cells that engulf and digest bacteria (neutrophils).

Answer 8

phagocytes

Question 9

Neutrophils are referred to as “polys” or _____, because of their multilobed nucleus.

Answer 9

polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Question 10

Sub-group of leukocytes. They have one large nucleus and only a few granules in their cytoplasm. Produced in bone marrow as well as in lymph nodes and the spleen. There are 2 types.

Answer 10

mononuclear cells

Question 11

Type of mononuclear cell. They fight disease by producing antibodies to destroy foreign cells, or attaching directly to foreign cells to destroy them. There are T cells and B cells. Make up about 32% of leukocytes. Serious depletion of T cells in patients with AIDS.

Answer 11

lymphocytes (lymph cells)

Question 12

Type of mononuclear cell. Contains one very large nucleus. They engulf and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells. Make up about 4% of all leukocytes.

Answer 12

monocytes

Question 13

Monocytes leave the bloodstream and enter tissues (such as the lung and liver) to become _____, which are large phagocytes.

Answer 13

macrophages

Question 14

Third type of blood cell. They are actually tiny fragments of cells formed in the bone marrow and necessary for blood clotting.

Answer 14

thrombocytes (platelets)