Blood Cells

Question 1

Leukocytes

Answer 1

White blood cells. 5 diff kinds

Question 2

Granulocytes

Answer 2

Dark staining granules in cytoplasm. Formed in bone marrow

Question 3

Eosinophils

Answer 3

Stain red. Active in allergies 3% of leukocytes (type of granulocyte)

Question 4

Basophils

Answer 4

Stain blue. Not a clear function. Number increases in healing process less than 1% of leukocytes

Question 5

Neutrophils

Answer 5

Stain purple. Disease fighting cells.

Question 6

Erythrocytes

Answer 6

Red blood cells in bone marrow. Carry oxygen from lungs through body. Burn food and release energy

Question 7

Mononuclear leukocyte/ agranulocytes

Answer 7

One large nucleus. Produced in bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen

Question 8

Lymphocytes

Answer 8

Fight disease by producing antibodies and attaching then destroying. T cells and B cells 32% of leukocytes

Question 9

Monocytes

Answer 9

One large nucleus. Eat destroy debris. Enter tissue from blood. 4% of leukocytes