Lymphocytes continuously circulate through the body using blood and lymph as their transport vehicles. What is the importance of this recirculation behavior?

Leukocytes are:

a. nucleated cells that function in blood clotting.

b. nucleated cells that function in immunity.

c. anucleate cells that function in blood clotting.

d. anucleate cells that function in immunity.

Match the following leukocytes with the correct definition.      

____Basophil      

____B lymphocyte      

____Neutrophil      

____Monocyte       

____T lymphocyte      

____Eosinophil 

a. Destroys bacteria; directly phagocytoses bacteria

b. Responds to parasitic worm infection and mediates the allergic response

c. Activates all parts of the immune response; directly kills cancer or virally infected cells

d. Secretes inflammatory mediators

e. Agranulocyte that matures into macrophage

f. Agranulocyte that secretes antibodies

Fill in the blanks: Lymphocytes are derived from the_____cell line, whereas the other leukocytes are derived from the_____cell line.

A blood sample from your patient shows that she has decreased numbers of neutrophils. Predict the effects of this condition. How would it differ if numbers of T lymphocytes were decreased instead?

What differentiates granulocytes from agranulocytes?

Which granulocyte is the first to respond to an infection, has hydrolytic enzymes in its granules, and possesses the ability of phagocytosis?

Which of the following is a phagocytic cell found in the human body?

Which of the following answers are characteristics or roles of granulocytes?