Leukopoiesis
leukocytes
ameboid moement
irregular movement and how wBCs move around
positive chemotaxis
when a WBC follows a trail to a trauma area
leukocytosis
WBC count over 11,000, this is a normal response to a bacterial or viral infection
granulocytes
Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
neutrophils
Eosinophils
granulocyte
Basophils
granulocyte
histamine
an inflammatory chemical that acts as a vasodilator and attracts other WBCs to inflamed sites
Agranulocytes
lymphocytes and monocytes
Lymphocytes
T cells (lymphocytes)
act against virus- infected cells and tumor cells- memory, cytotoxic, regulatory (suppressor), helper, natural killer
-memory cells can last years, weeks for all else
B cells
give rise to plasma cells, which produce antibodies
monocytes
Leukocyte disorders
Leukopenia
abnormally low WBC count- drug induced
Leukemias
acute leukemia
involves blast type cells and primarily affects children
chronic leukemia
more prevalent in older people
leukemia
platelets
hemostasis
Vascular spasm (simple)
smooth muscle contracts, causing vasoconstriction