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Cell types:
different cell types: function and characteristics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biconcave, anucleate disc, salmon colored: takes 15 days to generate: last 100-120 days | erythrocytes |
| fancy name for white blood cells: spherical nucleated discs: | leukocytes |
| nucleus multilobed, inconspicuous cytoplasmic granules takes about 14 days to generate: last about 6 hours to a few days: their job is to phagocytize bacteria. | neutrophil |
| nucleus bilobed, red cytoplasmic granules takes about 14 days to generate, and last up to 5 days: kill parasitic worms, complex role in allergy and asthma | eosinophil |
| nucleus bilobed: large purplish-black cytoplasmic granules takes about 1- 7 days to generate and usually last few hours or up to a few days: release histamine and other mediators of inflammation: contain heparin (anticoagulant) | basophil |