lab 6 Flashcards
emigration
movement of leukocytes out of blood vessels to get to sites of injury
5 types of leukocytes
eosinophils
basophils
neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
eosinophils description
description
- stain red
- nucleus bilobed (nunchucks)
- 2x larger than RBC
eosinophils function
combats effects of histamine in allergic reactions, destroy parasitic worms
basophils description
- nucleus is bilobed but very hard to tell
- may be a bit bigger than RBCs
- stains purple
basophils function
liberate histamine in allergic reactions that intensify inflammatory response
neutrophils description
- mulit lobed nucleus (sausage links)
- larger than RBCs
- not stained much
neutrophils function
phagocytize, destry bacteria
lymphocytes description
- nucleus fills whole cell (almost)
- hard to tell from basophils
lymphocyte function
- mediate immune responses
- T cells attack other cells (cancer, etc)
- natural killer cells attack infectious cells
monocytes description
- horse shoe shaped nucleus
- much larger than RBCs
monocytes function
phagocytosis (after transforming into fixed or wandering macrophages)
erythrocytes description
RBC
biconcave discs
no nucleus
erythrocytes function
transport O2 via hemoglobin
platelets descriptio
anucleate cell fragments
platelets function
form platelet plug, release chemicals that promote vascular spasm
sickle cell anemia (D and C)
sickle shaped RBCs
caused by substitution of an amino acid in hemoglobin protein of RBCs
can cause clumping of blood and breakdown of RBCs
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
when lymphocytes divide. without constraint
looks like an ungodly amount of white blood cells
can be genetic
african sleeping sickeness
an infected fly carries trypanosome in saliva which produces necrotic damage to all contacted cells
look for worm things in blood