T YPES OF

LEUKOCYTES AND
THE PL ATELETS
Prepared by: Jaila Marie Q. Carcueva
 WRIGHT’S STAIN

• Used in differentiating white blood

cells which are examined under light
microscope
 LEUKOCYTES AKA WHITE BLOOD
CELLS
Classified into two main groups – depending on
whether or not they contain with visible granules
on their cytoplasm
• GRANULOCYTES
• AGRANULOCYTES
GRANULOCYTES
- Granule-containing
WBCs
- Lobed nuclei
- Includes Neutrophil,
Eosinophil, and Basophil
Granules - are sacs
containing enzymes that
digest microorganisms
 NEUTROPHIL
• The first WBCs to arrive at
an injury site or when we
experience a bacterial
infection
• Make up 40% - 70% of
WBCs
• Multi-lobed nuclei
• Most common type of WBCs
in the bloodstream
 EOSINOPHIL
• Makes up 1%-4% of WBCs
• Numbers increases rapidly
during infection by parasitic
worms (ingested in food or
entering through skin)
• Gather around parasitic
worms and release enzymes
that digest the parasite away
 BASOPHIL
• Makes up 0%-1% of WBCs
• The rarest of WBCs
• Produced some allergic
reactions such as watery eyes,
sneezing, and runny nose
• Histamine-containing
granules and heparin
Histamine – an inflammatory
chemical that makes blood vessels
leaky and attracts other WBCs to the
injury site

Heparin – anticoagulant which

prevents blood from clotting too
quickly
AGRANULOCYTES

-Lacks visible granules

-Nuclei are oval, spherical
or kidney-shaped
-Includes Lymphocytes and
Monocytes
 LYMPHOCYTES
• The second most numerous
leukocytes in the blood
• Make up 20%-45% of WBCs
• Take up residence in
lymphatic tissues such as
tonsils
• Play an important role in
immune response
They are differentiated into:
1. B-Lymphocytes/Cells develop in Bone
marrow
2. T-Lymphocytes/Cells mature in Thymus
Gland
 MONOCYTES
• The largest in WBCs
• 4%-8% of WBCs
• More abundant cytoplasm and
distinct U-shaped or kidney-
shaped nucleus
• Changes in Macrophage
when they migrate to tissues
 WHITE BLOOD CELLS’ ABUNDANCE

1. Neutrophil Never
2. Lymphocytes Let
3. Monocytes Monkeys
4. Eosinophil Eat
5. Basophil Bananas
PLATELETS
 PLATELETS
• They initiate the clotting process and help close the injured
blood vessels
• They lack nuclei because they are fragments of the largest
cell found in the bone marrow called
MEGAKARYOCYTE
QUIZ
1. Used in differentiating white blood cells which
are examined under light microscope

A.White’s Stain
B.Right’s Stain
C.Wright’s Stain
D. Write’s Stain
2. Classification of Leukocytes that lacks
visible granules in their cytoplasm

A. White blood cells

B. Granulocyte
C. Megakaryocyte
D. Agranulocyte
3. The first WBC to arrive at an injury site. The
most common type found in the bloodstream

A.Lymphocytes
B.Macrophage
C.Neutrophil
D.Eosinophil
4. A blood component which lacks nuclei
and are important in blood clotting

A. Megakaryocyte
B. Leukocytes
C. Erythrocytes
D. Platelets
5. Enumerate the types of WBCs
according to their abundance

(1 pt, must be in order otherwise

wrong)