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| Do leukocytes retain or lose their organelles over their lifetime |
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| The five kinds of leukocytes |
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Definition
| Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes |
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| The two sub-classes of leukocytes |
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Definition
Granulocytes
Agranulocytes |
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| Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are all types of what sub-class of leukocytes? |
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| Lymphocytes and monocytes are types of what sub-class of leukocytes? |
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| The percentage of WBCs that are neutrophils |
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Definition
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| The nucleus of a neutrophil has this many lobes |
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Definition
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| An increase in the number of neutrophils could suggest this/these type of infections |
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Definition
Phagocytize bacteria
Release antimicrobial chemicals |
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| The percentage of WBCs made up of eosinophils |
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Definition
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| The nucleus of an eosinophil has this many lobes |
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Definition
| 2 large - connected by a thin strand |
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| An increase in the number of eosinophils could suggest this/these type of infections |
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Definition
| Parasitic infections, allergies, collegen diseases, diseases of spleen and CNS |
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Definition
Phagocytize antigen-antibody complexes, allergens, and inflammatory chemicals
Release enzymes that weaken or destroy parasites e.g. worms |
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| The percentage of WBCs made up of basophils |
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Definition
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| An increase in the number of basophils could suggest this/these types of infections |
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Definition
| Chickenpox, sinusitis, diabetes, myxedema, and polycythemia |
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Definition
Secretes histamine (vasodilator) - increased blood flow
Secretes heparin (anticoagulant) - promotes mobility of other WBCs by preventing clotting |
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| The percentage of WBCs made up of lymphocytes |
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Definition
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Definition
Destroy cancer cells, cells infected with viruses, foreign cells
"Present"antigens to activate other cells of immune system
Coordinate actions of other immune cells
Secrete antibodies
Serve in immune memory |
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Term
| The percentage of WBCs made up of monocytes |
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Definition
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| An increase in the number of monocytes could suggest this/these type of infections |
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Definition
| Viral infections and inflammation |
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Definition
Differentiate into macrophages
Phagocytize pathogens, dead neutrophils, debris of dead cells
"Present" antigens to activate other cells of the immune system |
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| After PPSCs become colony-forming units (CFU), they go on to produce which three cell lines in the creation of WBCs |
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Definition
| Myeloblasts, Monoblasts, Lymphoblasts |
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Term
| Myeloblasts become what types of cells |
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Definition
| The three types of granulocytes (ie neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils) |
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| Monoblasts becomes what types of cells |
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Definition
| Monocytes - look identical to myeloblasts |
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| Lymphoblasts become what type of cells |
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Definition
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Term
| Committed cells have receptors for what type of factors, in the production of WBCs |
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Definition
| Colony-stimulating factors |
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Term
| The location at which lymphocytes begin development |
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Definition
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Term
| Where lymphocytes head to after beginning development in the bone marrow |
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Definition
| Some stay in bone marrow - some head to the thymus |
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Term
| Where mature lymphocytes colonise to after developing in the bone marrow and thymus |
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Definition
| Spleen, lymph nodes, lymph tissue, and organs |
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Term
| The amount of time granulocytes circulate in the blood for |
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Definition
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| The amount of time granulocytes circulate in tissues for |
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| The amount of time monocytes circulate in blood for |
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| Thea mount of time macrophages can live for |
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