Agranulocytes are ________. * Lymphocytes and Basophils Lymphocytes and Monocytes Eosinophils and Monocytes Eosinophils and Basophil
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White blood cells
White blood cells are much less common than red blood cells. There are five types of white blood cell (leucocyte). These are divided into two main classes
Granulocytes (includes Neutrophils, Eosinophils and Basophils)
Agranulocytes (includes Lymphocytes and Monocytes).
This classification depends on whether granules can be distinguished in their cytoplasm using a light microscope and conventional staining methods).
All the white blood cells are able to move like an amoeba, and can migrate out of blood vessels into the surrounding tissues.
Note - it is easy to confuse the different leucocytes in blood smears. To identify them, you need to look for the shape of the nucleus, and compare their size, relative to that of a red blood cell. Once you have looked at the examples below - have a go for yourself - click here and see if you can identify the 'mystery' cells.
Granulocytes:
neutrophil diagram
This shows a neutrophil in a blood smear. The neutrophils are 12-14 µm diameter, and so look bigger than the surrounding red blood cells. There is a single nucleus, which is multilobed, and can have between 2 and 5 lobes.
The chromatin in the nucleus is condensed. This means that there isn't protein synthesis. There are few organelles in the cytoplasm.
Neutrophils
neutrophil diagram
Neutrophils are the commonest type of white blood cell found in a blood smear. They make up 60-70% of the total amount of white blood cells.
Neutrophils have 3 types of granules:
azure granules (lysosomes),
secretory granules in salmon pink cytoplasm, anti-microbial enzymes.
have glycoproteins and gelatinase.
Function:
Neutrophils are born in the bone marrow. They circulate in the blood for 6-10 hours, and then enter the tissues. They are motile, and phagocytic and will destroy damaged tissue and bacteria. They self destruct after one burst of activity.
They are important in inflammatory reactions.
photo of an eosinophil
This picture shows an eosinophil in a blood smear. These cells are 12 - 17 µm in diameter - larger than neutrophils, and about 3 times the size of a red blood cell. You can see that eosinophils only have two lobes to their nucleus.
These cells have large acidophilic specific granules - these stain bright red, or reddish-purple. These granules contain proteins that are 'destructive' and toxic.
Eosinophils
Eosinophils are fairly rarely found in blood smears - making up 1-6% of the total white blood cells.
Function :
These cells are born in the bone marrow, and migrate from the peripheral blood system after a few hours, into loose connective tissue in the respiratory and gastointestinal tracts. They phagocytose antigen-antibody complexes. They also produce histaminase, and aryl suphatase B, two enzymes that inactivate two inflammatory agents released by mast cells. A high eosinophil blood count may indicate an allergic reaction.
Eosinophils are also important in killing parasitic worms.
photo of a basophil
This photo shows a picture of a basophil. They are 14-16 µm in diameter, contain lots of deep blue staining granules (basic) and a bilobed nucleus.The granules contain heparin, histamine and serotonin. prostaglandins and leukotrienes.
Basophils
basophil diagram
Basophils are the rarest type of white blood cell, making up only 1% of the white blood cells found in a blood smear.
Monocyte is the answer
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Agranulocytes or nongranulocytes, also mononuclear leukocytes, are one of the two types of white blood cells, also known as leukocytes. The other type of white blood cells are known as granulocytes. Agranular cells are noted by the absence of granules in their cytoplasm, which distinguishes them from granulocytes.