Leukocytes

Question 1

Answer 1

• Band Cell
• “baby neutrophil”

Question 2

Answer 2

• Basophil
• “unknown stranger”

Question 3

Answer 3

• Eosinophil
• “allergy slayer”

Question 4

Answer 4

• Hyper Segmented Neutrophil
• “senior citizen”

Question 5

Answer 5

• Lymphocyte
• “guard dog”

Question 6

Answer 6

• Monocyte
• “scavenger”

Question 7

Answer 7

• Segmented Neutrophil
• “adult”

Question 8

Answer 8

size comparison

Question 9

5 White Blood Cells in order of most common to least common

Answer 9

• segmented neutrophil
• lymphocyte
• monocyte
• eosinophil
• basophil

Question 10

Which WBC’s are Granulocytes?

Answer 10

• segmented neutrophil
• eosinophil
• basophil

Question 11

Which WBC’s are Agranulocytes?

Answer 11

• lymphocyte
• monocyte

Question 12

What is Agranulocyte?

Answer 12

has no granules in cytoplasm

Question 13

What is Granulocyte?

Answer 13

have granules in cytoplasm

Question 14

What color will Basophils stain?

Answer 14

Blue

Question 15

What color will Eosinophils stain?

Answer 15

Red

Question 16

What color will Segmented Neutrophils stain?

Answer 16

• clear
• not visible when stained

Question 17

What is the Segmented Neutrophil?

Answer 17

• “The Adult”
• most common in blood
• primary WBC found in pus
• first responder to either trauma or bacterial infection
• can reach inflammation site within minutes

Question 18

How long do Segmented Neutrophils live?

Answer 18

about 5 days

Question 19

What is the Band Cell?

Answer 19

• “The Baby Neutrophil”
• sometimes called Stab Cell
• immature neutrophil
• indicates there is a high demand for neutrophils during inflammatory response

Question 20

What is the Hyper Segmented Neutrophil?

Answer 20

• The Senior Citizen
• has atleast 5 lobes
• has been in circulation for a while
• usually indication of iron deficency anemia

Question 21

What is the Lymphocyte?

Answer 21

• The Guard Dog
• has large nucleus
• second most common
• defend against:tumors, bacteria, viruses and foreign invaders

Question 22

What are the 3 types of Lymphocytes?

Answer 22

• T cells: long life (years)
• B cells: short life (months at longest)
• NK cells

Question 23

What is the Monocyte?

Answer 23

• The Scavenger
• 3rd most common
• have vacuoles used to phagocytize foreign debris/invaders
• if left bloodstream :Macrophage!
• only live a few days
• die after phagocytizing

Question 24

What is Eosinophil?

Answer 24

• The Allergy Slayer
• 4th most common
• primary function: defense against parasites and allergies
• attracted to histamines and other things released during basophilic degranulation
• histamine neutrolizer!!!

Question 25

What is the life span of Eosiinophil?

Answer 25

- 8-12 hours in circulation - 8-12 days in tissue if not required to respond to invader

Question 26

What is Basophil?

Answer 26

- The Unkown Stranger - least common - can migrate to tissue if needed - no real job - granules are histamine and heparin used to attract eosinophils to help respond to invaders - live few days