Do not contain granules
Agranulocytes
Formed in the liver, most abundant protein in plasma, cannot pass through a capillary wall. Helps maintain osmotic pressure that retains fluid in the vascular compartment.
Albumin
Capable of phagocytosis; active in allergic contact dermatitis (immediate hypersensitivity) and some delayed hypersensitivity
Basophils
Produce antibodies against foreign antigens
B lymphocytes
Procedure performed to determine the types and percentage of immature and maturing blood cells
Bone marrow aspiration
Phagocytize foreign material. Numbers increase in allergies, some dermatological disorders and parasitic infections. Granulocytes that destroy parasites and play a major role in allergic reactions.
Eosinophils
Red blood cells. Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Erythrocytes
Hormone released by the kidneys that stimulates the bone marrow to produce erythrocytes
Erythropoietin
Plasma protein that plays a key role in forming blood clots by transforming liquid blood to fibrin.
Fibrinogen
Plasma proteins that function primarily as immunologic agents by preventing or modifying some types of infectious disease diseases
Globulins
Leukocytes that contain cytoplasmic granules
Granulocytes
The manufacture and development of blood cells
Hematopoiesis
Iron-containing protein attached to erythrocytes that carry oxygen to cells
Hemoglobin
Destruction of erythrocytes (red blood cells)
Hemolysis
Control of bleeding
Hemostasis
White blood cells
Leukocytes
Increase number of leukocytes above normal limits (normal range 5,000-10,000 mm3)
Leukocytosis
Decreased white blood cell count
Leukopenia
Fluid with a composition similar to plasma. Flows through the lymphatic system by contraction of skeletal muscles. Lymph enters each node by way of the afferent lymph duct, passes through the node and leaves by the efferent lymph duct. Index def: Watery fluid derived from plasma that exits the walls of capillaries and enters interstitial spaces.
Lymph
Circulates interstitial fluid and carries it to the veins
Lymphatics
Glandular tissue along the lymphatic network are clustered in the axial, groin, neck, and large vessels of the thorax and abdomen. Clusters of bean-sized structures that trap, destroy, and remove infectious microorganisms, cellular debris, and cancer cells.
Lymph nodes
Type of cytokines that attracts neutrophils and monocytes to remove debris, promotes the maturation of more T cells when they detect antigens, and directs B cell lymphocytes to multiply and mature.
Lymphokine
White blood cells with immune functions
Lymphocytes
Large phagocytes present in tissues such as the lungs, liver, lymph nodes, spleen, and peritoneum that engulf large sized debris; also known as macrophages
Monocytes
