Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134396026
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 13RQ
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The four characteristics of the WBCs that are important with respect to tissue injury or invasion.

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White blood cells or WBCs are the constituents of the blood that has many functions such as protection of the body from foreign bodies, transport of components. They are obtained from pluripotent cells of the bone marrow, and are of five different types namely; neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes and lymphocytes.

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