Blood cells

• Red blood cells (erythrocytes)


  Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

  
• White blood cells (leukocytes)


  Destroys pathogenic microorganisms and parasites, removes worn cells, provides immunity

  
• Granulocytes

  Have granules in cytoplasm

  Neutrophils

  Eosinophils

  Basophils

  
• Neutrophils


  Phagocytizes small particles

  Bacterial Infections, stress

  
• Eosinophils


  Destroys parasites, helps control inflammation, and allergic reactions

  Allergic reactions, autoimmune diseases, parasitic worms

  
• Basophils


  Releases heparin and histamine

  Cancers, Chicken pox, Hypothyroidism,

  
• Agranulocytes


  lack granular cytoplasm

  Lymphocyte

  Monocyte

  
• Lymphocyte


  provides immunity

  Mononucleosis, whooping cough, viral infection

  
• Monocyte

  phagocytizes large particles

  Malaria, tuberculosis, fungal infections

  
• Platelet(thrombocyte)


  Helps control blood loss from broken vessels

  
• What does White blood cells contain?

  Agranulocytes and Granulocytes