Lymphoiesis Flashcards
immature cells of lymphocytes
lymphoblast
cell-mediated immunity
T cells or lymphocytes
antibody production
B cells or lymphocytes
capable of killing certain tumor cells & virus infected cells
Natural killer cells
nucleus of lymphocyte
deep purple, round, oval or indented, nucleoli may be visble
cytoplasm of lymphocytes
sky-blue or “Robin’s egg” blue
size of small lymphocyte
8-10 um
size of medium lymphocyte
10-12 um
size of large lymphocyte
12-16 um (rare)
life span of T lymphocytes
4-10 years
life span of B lymphocytes
3-4 days
increase number of lymphocytes
- kissing disease
- toxoplasmosis
- B-pertussis infection
Lymphocytosis
decrease number of lymphocytes
-HIV infection
Lymphocytopenia
lymphocytes are ____ not end cells
antigen
- not normally found in peripheral blood
- produce immunoglobulin
Plasma cells
nucleus of plasma cells
small, oval, eccentric “cartwheel pattern”
cytoplasm of plasma cells
dark blue, ovoid, non granular of Russell bodies
secretory globules that produces proteins
Russell bodies