White Blood Cells (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Alternative name for white blood cells
Alternative name for white blood cells
Leucocytes
% of blood volume made up by WBCs
% of blood volume made up by WBCs
1%
% of WBCs that are phagocytes
% of WBCs that are phagocytes
65%
% of WBCs that are monocytes
% of WBCs that are monocytes
5%
% of WBCs that are lymphocytes
% of WBCs that are lymphocytes
30%
Process by which phagocytes destroy pathogens
Process by which phagocytes destroy pathogens
Phagocytosis
What monocytes transform into in tissues
What monocytes transform into in tissues
Macrophages
What macrophages display on their surface
What macrophages display on their surface
Antigens
Where B cells mature
Where B cells mature
Bone marrow
Where T cells mature
Where T cells mature
Thymus gland
What B cells produce
What B cells produce
Antibodies
Types of cells natural killer cells target
Types of cells natural killer cells target
Virus-infected cells or cancerous cells
Immune response involving B cells & antibodies
Immune response involving B cells & antibodies
Humoral response
Immune response involving T cells coordinating
Immune response involving T cells coordinating
Cell-mediated response