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leukocytes :
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-crucial for defense against disease
-less than 1% of total blood volume -the only formed elements that are complete cells -can slip out of capillaries to get to infected tissue -each of these has a nucleus -5 types, each w/ different function -most live around 6 days -undergo maturation in bone marrow except T cells which go to thymus |
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3 types of granular leukocytes:
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-neutrophils
-eosinophils -basophils |
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neutrophils:
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-65% of total WBCs
-nucleus = 2-6 lobes -granules = fine, lilac colored -size = almost twice as large as RBCs (10-12 um) -phagocytic -#'s increase if infection is present -respond to tissue damage most quickly |
