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Types of Blood Cells

Anemia Overview
Anemia Overview

Anemia caused by blood loss; Anemia caused by decreased or faulty red blood cell production; Anemia caused by destruction of red blood cells Anemia Caused by Blood Loss Red blood cells can be lost through bleeding, which often can occur slowly over a long period of time, and can go undetected.

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Basophils
Basophils

Basophils are a type of white blood cells. Basophils are the least common of the granulocytes, representing about 0.5 to 1% of circulating white blood cells. However, they are the largest type of granulocyte.

Eosinophils
Eosinophils

Eosinophils are specialized immune cells. The eosinophil is a specialized cell of the immune system. This proinflammatory white blood cell generally has a nucleus with two lobes (bilobed) and cytoplasm filled with approximately 200 large granules containing enzymes and proteins with different (known and unknown) functions.

Hemolytic Anemia
Hemolytic Anemia

When dying red blood cells outpace the bone marrow’s production of new ones, hemolytic anemia occurs. Hemolytic anemia can be extrinsic or intrinsic.

Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

What is hemolytic disease of the newborn? Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) is a blood problem in newborn babies. It occurs when your baby's red blood cells break down at a fast rate. It’s also called erythroblastosis fetalis. Hemolytic means breaking down of red blood cells. Erythroblastosis means making immature red blood cells.

Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Deficiency Anemia

Iron deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia — a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues. As the name implies, iron deficiency anemia is due to insufficient iron.

Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes

In human adults lymphocytes make up roughly 20 to 40 percent of the total number of white blood cells. They are found in the circulation and also are concentrated in central lymphoid organs and tissues, such as the spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes, where the initial immune response is likely to occur.

Monocytes
Monocytes

In this lesson, you will learn about the white blood cells called monocytes, how they function in the immune system to fight germs and the causes of abnormal blood tests.

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Platelets or Thrombocytes
Platelets or Thrombocytes

Blood - Platelets (thrombocytes): The blood platelets are the smallest cells of the blood, averaging about 2 to 4 μm in diameter. Although much more numerous (150,000 to 400,000 per cubic millimetre) than the white cells, they occupy a much smaller fraction of the volume of the blood because of their relatively minute size.

Red Blood Cell Disorders Overview
Red Blood Cell Disorders Overview

Blood Disorders Affecting White Blood Cells. Blood disorders that affect white blood cells include: Lymphoma: A form of blood cancer that develops in the lymph system. In lymphoma, a white blood cell becomes malignant, multiplying and spreading abnormally. Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are the two major groups of lymphoma.

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red Blood Cells (RBCs) or Erythrocytes
red Blood Cells (RBCs) or Erythrocytes

Red blood cells (RBCs), also called erythrocytes, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen (O 2) to the body tissues—via blood flow through the circulatory system.

Red Blood Cells Carry Oxygen
Red Blood Cells Carry Oxygen

Red blood cells are round with a flattish, indented center, like doughnuts without a hole. Your healthcare provider can check on the size, shape, and health of your red blood cells using tests, such as the complete blood count screening. Red blood cells at work. Hemoglobin is the protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen.

Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder. That means it’s passed down through families. You’re born with SCD. It is not something you catch or develop later in life. The disease gets its name because when you have SCD, your red blood cells look like a sickle, which is a C-shaped farm tool.

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Spherocytosis
Spherocytosis

Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a disorder of the surface, called the membrane, of your red blood cells. It causes your red blood cells to be shaped like spheres instead of flattened discs that curve inward. The spherical cells are less flexible than normal red blood cells.

Thalassemia
Thalassemia

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in excessive destruction of red blood cells, which leads to anemia. Anemia is a condition in which your body doesn’t have enough normal, healthy red blood cells.

White Blood Cells Ward off Infection
White Blood Cells Ward off Infection

White blood cells, ... Monocytes focus on the bloodstream and tissue within our body to ward off infections. ... Home Remedies for High White Blood Cell Count.