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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do some granule proteins in granulocytes do?

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

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

    <p>Hematoxylin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes granulocytes visually distinctive from lymphocytes?

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

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

    <p>Neutrophils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic differentiates granulocyte subtypes?

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

    What differentiates granulocyte subtypes?

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

    What percentage of leukocytes do neutrophils represent in adult humans?

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

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

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

    What is the primary function of granulocyte subtypes?

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

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

    <p>Neutrophils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of granulocytes?

    <p>Phagocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Eosinophils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes basophils from other granulocytes?

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

    Which of the following is a characteristic feature of neutrophils?

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

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