Immune Cell Development and Regulation Quiz
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Which type of white blood cell has multilobed nuclei?

  • Monocytes
  • Neutrophils
  • Lymphocytes
  • Granulocytes (correct)

What do all granulocytes contain?

  • Nucleic acids
  • Granules (correct)
  • Proteins
  • Vesicles

What kind of dye binds eosinophilic proteins, staining them pink?

  • Fluorescent dye
  • Acidic dye eosin (correct)
  • Basic dye hematoxylin
  • Neutral dye

Which subtype of granulocyte is much more numerous than basophils?

<p>Neutrophils (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do some granule proteins in granulocytes do?

<p>Remodel tissues at the site of infection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic function of the vesicles in granulocytes?

<p>Release their contents in response to pathogens (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which acidic dye binds basophilic nucleic acids, staining them blue?

<p>Hematoxylin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes granulocytes visually distinctive from lymphocytes?

<p>Multilobed nuclei (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of white blood cell is the most abundant in adult humans?

<p>Neutrophils (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic differentiates granulocyte subtypes?

<p>Cytoplasm color (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates granulocyte subtypes?

<p>The staining characteristics of their cytoplasmic granules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of leukocytes do neutrophils represent in adult humans?

<p>50% - 70% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of some granule proteins in granulocytes?

<p>Damage pathogens directly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about granulocyte subtypes?

<p>They are the first responders during an immune response (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of granulocyte subtypes?

<p>Phagocytosis and destruction of pathogens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following cell types is derived from myeloid lineage cells?

<p>Neutrophils (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of granulocytes?

<p>Phagocytosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which granulocyte subtype is involved in allergic reactions and defense against parasites?

<p>Eosinophils (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes basophils from other granulocytes?

<p>Release of histamine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of neutrophils?

<p>Presence of lobed nuclei (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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