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- neutrophils
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1.)Phagocytize pathogens
2.)Multilobed nuclei
3.)Present in baceterial + fungi infection
- Eosinophils
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1.)Deals with parasitic infections and allergies
2.)Deep red, large, coarse granules
3.)Spherical cells with bilobed nuclei
- Basophils
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1.)Release histamine to promote blood flow to tissues
2.)Deep-blue/purple granules
3.)Appear in inflammatory reactions --> allergy symptoms
- Lymphocytes
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1.)Responsible for specific immunity
2.)Eliminate antigen by releasing antibodies
3.)Spherical cells with large, round nuclei
- Monocytes
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1.)Large, spherical cells with lobed nuclei
2.)Move quickly to sites of infection in tissues (macrophages)
3.)Removes dead cell debris
- Hemolytic anemia
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1.)Rate of RBC destruction increases
2.)RBC’s rupture or lyse
3.)Caused by hemoglobin abnormalities, mismatched transfused blood, parasitic infections
- Sickle-cell anemia
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1.)Abnormal hemoglobin formed
2.)Makes RBC spiky and sharp
3.)Protects against malaria
- Polycythemia
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1.)Increase in RBC
2.)Makes blood viscous, decreases flow, increases clot formation
3.)Abnormally high erythrocyte count
- Leukemia
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1.)Cancer of the blood
2.)Abnormal increase in WBC
3.)WBC’s accumulate in red bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, liver so organs do not function properly
- Platelets
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1.)Aid hemostasis
2.)Disk-shaped cell fragments
3.)No nuclei; purple granules