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WBC: Lymphatic Ch 10
never let monkeys eat bananas
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/08/2012

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give abundance of WBC from greatest to least
Definition
neutrophils (never)

lymphocytes (let)

monocytes (monkeys)

eosinophils (eat)

basophils (bananas)
Term
neutrophils aka
Definition
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Term
neutrophil fcn
Definition
first to attack bac

engulf & digest pathogens
Term
neutrophil secretes
Definition
lysosomal enzymes

hydrogen peroxide

superoxides

prostaglandins
Term
who has a pale cytoplasm
& nucleus is like 2-5 beads on a string?
Definition
neutrophil
Term
eosinophils aka
Definition
acidophiles
Term
eosinophils fcn
Definition
attack large parasites

increase in response to allergens

control inflammation

destroy antibody labeled pathogens
Term
eosinophil secretes
Definition
nitric oxide

cytotoxic enzyme
Term
whose cytoplasm has granules that stain with acid dyes?
Definition
eosinophils
Term
basophil fcn
Definition
acculumate in damaged tissue

triggers inflammatory response

prevents blood clotting

think of benadryl (an antihistamine)
Term
basophil secretes
Definition
triggers inflammatory response: histamine

prevents blood clotting: heparin
Term
whose nucleus cannot be seen b/c of dense granules?
Definition
basophil
Term
moncyte fcn
Definition
enter tissues & becomes a macrophage
Term
monocyte secrete
Definition
substances that attract:

other immune cells (remember it is an APC)

fibocytes
Term
lymphocyte def
Definition
part of immune B cells and T cells
Term
lymphocytes located
Definition
connective tissue & lymphoid organs (splenn, thymus)
Term
whose nucleus has 2 lobes
Definition
eosinophil
Term
whose nucleus almost takes up all the cell?
Definition
lymphocyte
Term
whose nucleus is kidney shaped?
Definition
monocyte
Term
granulocytes include
Definition
neutrophils

eosinophils

basophils

macrophages never eat bananas
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