White blood cells
- Created by: sammie_bx
- Created on: 06-03-19 15:33
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- White blood cells
- Neutrophils
- Appearance
- Granules
- Nodular or U-shaped nucleus
- Nucleus: cytoplasm ratio 50:50
- Differentials
- Subtle granules
- What do they do?
- Phagocytosis
- Life span
- few hours - rapid turn around
- Appearance
- Eosinophil
- Appearance
- Red stained granules
- Lobulated nucleus
- Differentials
- Obvious red granule colour
- What do they do?
- Parasites
- Allergies
- Some granules contain histamine
- Appearance
- Basophil
- Appearance
- Purple stained granules
- Differentials
- Has visible, purple stained granules
- What do they do?
- Involved in inflammation
- Appearance
- Monocyte
- Appearance - CAN VARY
- Nucleus takes up >50% cell
- What do they do?
- Develop into macrophages
- Migrate to peripheral tissues
- Phagocytosis foreign substances and infected cells
- Appearance - CAN VARY
- Lymphocytes
- Appearance
- No granules
- Large, round nucleus
- Nucleus: cytoplasm ratio 90:10
- What do they do?
- T cells - antigen receptors to killer cells
- B cells - antibody producing
- Appearance
- Thrombocyte
- Platelets - involved in clotting
- Neutrophils
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