Cells of the Immune System: Granulocytes definitions Flashcards

White blood cells with visible cytoplasmic granules, part of the innate immune system.

Most abundant leukocytes, first responders to infection, using phagocytosis and degranulation.

Granulocytes targeting parasitic worms, involved in allergic reactions, with reddish-staining granules.

Granulocytes releasing histamine to promote inflammation, with bluish-purple staining granules.

White blood cells, including granulocytes, crucial for immune defense.

Process of ingesting and digesting microbes or particles by cells like neutrophils.

Release of granule contents from cells like neutrophils to combat pathogens.

Molecule released by basophils and mast cells, increasing capillary permeability during inflammation.

Refers to cells like neutrophils with a multi-lobed nucleus.

Compounds in neutrophil granules that degrade and destroy microbes.

Webs of chromatin released by neutrophils to trap and neutralize microbes.

The ease with which substances can pass through capillary walls, increased by histamine.

Tissue-resident cells similar to basophils, releasing histamine during allergic reactions.

Structures in granulocytes containing compounds for immune defense, visible under a microscope.

The body's first line of defense, including cells like granulocytes.