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What do they do?  Play a large role in the immune system  Fight disease and infection  Creating antibodies  Phagocytosis

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White Blood Cells

Types

What do they do?

Play a large role in the immune system Fight disease and infection

Creating antibodies Phagocytosis

Doctors can use the amount of white blood cells to determine if our body is fighting an infection.

3 Types of Phagocytic WBC’s

Eosinophils Neutrophils Monocytes

Phagocytic leucocytes

Consume infectious micro-organisms Bacteria Viruses

Dead cells

Eosinophils

Respiratory and digestive tracts Parasites and Allergies

Neutrophils

50-60% WBC’s Can leave blood vessels Pus

Monocytes

Live in the bloodstream Go into tissues and become macrophages BIG!

Ejection of debris by exocytosis

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