WBC's Flashcards
Neutrophils
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Basophils
Monocytes
Monocytes
Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes
WBC’s are also known as
Lukocytes
WBC’s defend against
pathogens
WBC’s move independently
Can move against the flow of blood. can even escape a vessel
all have a multilobed nucleous. primarily attack invading bacteria
Neutrophils
What are the 2 classes of WBC’s
Granulocytes and Agranulocytes
bilobed nucleous. primarily attack parasites.
Eosinophils
rarest do not attack anything.
basophils
releases
Heparin - inhibits?
Histamine - triggers?
Basophils
blood clotting
inflamation response
Largest WBC
C shaped nucleous
Like to squeeze out of blood vessels
Monocytes
Diapedesis
to exit the circulatory system
Large Eating Cell
Macrophage
What are monocytes called when they are out of the blood stream
Macrophages
Produced in bone marrow
T and B lymphocytes
Have a very large round nucleous
Lymphocytes
What are the 3 types of lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
B lymphocytes
NK lymphocytes
Primarily attack virally infected cells
T lymphocytes
Produced in bone marrow but mature in thymus gland
T lymphocytes
Antibody making cells
B lymphocytes
will remove any dead cell such as CA cells
NK lymphocytes
Natural Killer lymphocytes
Become what is known as antigen presenting cells APC
monocytes
attack virally infected cells or CA cells
Lymphocytes
Cell that participate in the immune response
T and B lymphocytes
