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WHITE BLOOD CELLS

There are five main types of White Blood CellWhite blood cells use the blood as a means of transport from their origination in the bone marrow to their major sites of activity. The majority of the functions of the white blood cells occur when they leave the blood circulation to enter other body tissues.

There are five types of white blood cell

  • neutrophils 40 - 75 %
  • eosinophils 5 %
  • basophils 0.5 %
  • lymphocytes 20 - 50 %
  • monocytes 1 - 5 %

The figures show the relative proportions of the different types of white blood cell. The reason for the range of figures shown is that the requirement for different types of white blood cell will vary from time to time.

Neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils are collectively known as granulocytes due to prominent granules in their cytoplasm.

Lymphocytes and monocytes are classed as white blood cells because they are a constituent of blood and ultimately originate from the bone marrow. However they are mainly found in structures such as the lymph nodes and the spleen

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