The five different leukocytes are Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Lymphocytes, and Monocytes. Some appearances of a neutrophil are that they are lightly lavender in color and are multilobed (about 5 lobes) with a nucleus that is easily visible. Neutrophils are the most abundant and have cytoplasmic granules that can be visible under a microscope. Some functions of neutrophils are that they fight bacterial infections, phagocytize bacteria along with damaged tissues, and they travel out of the blood to the site of infection. They become motile and secrete lysosome’s also consist of 50-70% of leukocytes (white blood cells). Eosinophils have lightly colored cytoplasmic granules that appear to be somewhat red. They have 2 lobes (which is also called bilobed) and have a blue colored nucleus that is also easily seen under a microscope. …show more content…
They also phagocytize antigen antibody complexes along with anything that causes an allergic reaction. They also have about 1-4% of leukocytes. Basophils cytoplasmic granules appear to be very dark in color therefore it can be hard to locate the nucleus under a microscope, but they are considered as bilobed. The functions of basophils are that they release histamines and heparin (anti-blood clotting) and they are also involved with inflammatory response and allergic reactions. They have about less than 1% of white blood cells. Lymphocytes appear to have a fairly large nucleus that is blue and purple. They have a very light blue cytoplasmic halo, which is thin, around the nucleus. The functions of lymphocytes are that they are responsible for production of antibodies, responsible for specific immune response to infections, and also fight against