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Chapter 7: Hematologic and Lymphatic Disorders

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What are the 2 types of agranular leukocytes and their functions?

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Monocytes-function like neutrophils engulfing foreign antigens and cell debris. They are the 2nd type of leukocyte to arrive at the scene of an injury. They are useful in removing dead bacteria and cells in the recovery stage of bacterial infection. Lymphocyte- Divided into T and B type cells which both arise from red bone marrow. B cells seek out and identify and bind with specific antigens and T cells when exposed to and antigen divide rapidly and produce large numbers of T cells that are sensitized to the antigen. Then B cells produce antibodies specific to the antigen. T and B cells then work together to destroy the foreign antigen.


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