Function of white blood cells 8 Articles

by Erich Rosenberger M.D.

White blood cells play a vital role in your immune system. They are also known as leukocytes or sometimes WBCs by doctors. White blood cells circulate in your blood stream, attacking invading bacteria, parasites and any ot...read more

by Carolyn Lee

Blood accounts for approximately 8% total body weight in humans, with an average of 5 liters in women and 5.5 liters in men. It consists of three different cellular elements, erythrocytes (red blood cells), platelets and l...read more

by Caroline Fynn

White blood cells are known as Leukocytes. They are made up of granular and agranular cells. Granules are found in the cytoplasm of granular cells. There are no granules in the cytoplasm of agranular leukocytes. Granul...read more

by RobinvanAugusta

White blood cells also called leukocytes are cells which form a component of the blood. They are produced in the bone marrow and help to defend the body against infectious disease and foreign materials as part of the immun...read more

by Katherine Sims

White blood cells are important part of the river of life the human blood. They are fighting forces in the human body. There is 1/2 million white blood cells in every drop of blood. It fights the infections and the harm...read more

by Jeffrey Graf

The cellular components of blood are made up of two broad classes, Red blood cells or erythrocytes and white blood cells or leukocytes ( leuko : white ). The leukocytes are classified according to how they stain when prepa...read more

by Shobha Ramlogan

Simply put, White blood cells protect the body from infection. The medical terminology for WBC is Leukocyte. When an infection is present the numbers of WBCs generally increases. They are large round cells that contain...read more

by Peaches Pringle

White blood cells (or leukocytes) are present in peripheral blood, along with red blood cells and platelets. The ratio between red blood cells, platelet and white blood cells in blood is approximately 700:40:1. White blood...read more