Question
The leucocytes contain which of the following in large quantity ?
basophils
neutrophils
eosinophils
monocytes
Solution
B.
neutrophils
WBCs or White Blood Cells are known as leucocytes. These are of two types: Agranulocytes (30%) and granulocytes (70%).
Granulocytes are made in the bone marrow but by the cells different from those that make red blood cells. These are of three types: Neutrophils, Eosinophils and basophils.
Neutrophils constitute about 70% of the total number of granular WBCs. They squeeze between the cells of the capillary walls and intercellular spaces. They actively phagocytic phagocytic which engulf and digest disease causing bacteria.
