WBC Flashcards
1
Q
What do lymphocytes do?
A
Help defend the body against disease
2
Q
How is WBC formed?
A
From hemocytoblasts (hematopoietic stem cells) in red bone marrow
3
Q
When can WBC leave the bloodstream?
A
To fight infection
4
Q
How to WBC leave the bloodstream
A
squeezing between cell walls of small blood vessels called diapedesis
5
Q
How to WBC move by?
A
amoeboid motion
chemically attracted to damaged tissue- called positive chemotaxis
6
Q
What are the two categories that hormones that stimulate WBC production fall into?
A
interleukins
Colony-stimulating Factors (CSFs)
