Release histamine & heparin during inflammatory or allergic reactions.

Phagocytize antigen-antibody complexes & allergens

Nucleus is bilobed , Cytoplasm has deep blue-violet granules

Enter body through diapedesis

Dark central region

Histamine released =

Can exit blood vessels & become macrophages

Nucleus is bilobed. Cytoplasm has reddish or pink orange granules. Lobes are connected by a thin strand

Why are Leukocytes considered true cells?

If not used to form blood clots, platelets circulate in the blood for

Heparin released =

Coordinate immune cell activity

Nucleus is multilobed. Cytoplasm has neutral or pale granules

Megakaryocytes extend long processes called ______ through the blood vessel wall

Fibrin trap RBC & platelets in the area

Release chemical mediators to destroy parasitic worms

T cells, B cells, & Natural killer cells

Round or indented nucleus. Nucleus is darkly stained, thin rim of cytoplasm surrounds the nucleus.

Proplatelets are spliced by the force of the ______ into platelets

Anemia & bleeding are the fist signs of

Release enzymes that target pathogens

Phagocytize pathogens, cellular debris, dead cells

kidney-shaped/ c-shaped nucleus, nucleus is pale.
Abundant cytoplasm around nucleus

Severe trauma to blood vessels causes the blood to

As abnormal leukocytes increase in number the ______ & ______ lines decrease because the proliferating malignant cells overtake the marrow & don't leave room for normal cells.