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name the four components of blood              
RBC WBC platelets and liquid plasma
a valve divides aheart into 2 chambers, name them
uppper atrium and lower ventricles
which type of blood enters the right atrium?
Deoxygenated blood
which type of blood does the left atrium recieve?
oxygenated blood
Leukocytes are___that lack___
white blood cells that lack hemoglobin
leukocytes are larger than RBC and each have a nucelus
true
WBC can leave the blood by what type of movement
ameboid movement throught the tissue and attaches to an object
name the 2 functions of wbc

1. to protect the body against invading microorganisms  2. remove dead cells from debris from tissue from phagocytosis

WBC are named according to apperance
true
wbc containing large cytoplasmic granules are
GRANULOCYTES
WBC with small granules that cannot be easily seen by a microscope are called
agranulocytes
name the three kinds of granule cytes
neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils.
the most common type of WBC that is a granulocyte is
Neutrophil-
Neutrophis, name some characteristics
most common WBC, small cytoplasmic granules that stain with both acidic and basic dyes. 2-4 lobed nuclei
which granulocytelives in blood 10-12 hours
neutrophils
what is a dead nutrophil and debris called
  • PUS at site of infection
Basophils
least common of all wbc. contain large cytoplasmic granules that stain blue of purple w/ basic dyes. 
which granulocyte releases a histamine & other chemicals that promote inflammation. and release heparin which prevents blood clots
BASOPHILS
granulocyte the least common with a large cytoplasmic granule that prevents blood clot formation
BASOPHILS
Contain cytoplasmic granules that stain bright red
eosinophils
two lobed nuclues with acidic  stain and red dye
eospinophils
release chemicals that reduce inflammation
eosinophils
granulocyte with destruction of certain worm parasites-
eosinophils
two kinds of agranulocytes-very small granules
1. Lymphocytes 2. monocytes
lymphocytes are ___of the WBC
smallest
lymphocytes play an important role in the bodys immune response
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