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BLOOD ELEMENT - Coggle Diagram

- - - - DENDRITIC CELLS
        
        f(x): Phagocytic, antigen presentation in lymph node
        
        life span: hours to days
      - EOSINOPHILS
        
        f(x): Release defensive chemicals to damage parasites (worms); phagocytic
        
        life span: hours to days
      - BASOPHILS
        
        f(x): Release histamine and other chemicals during inflammation; responsible for allergic symptoms
        
        life span: hours to days
      - NEUTROPHILS
        
        f(x): Phagocytic; contain oxidative chemicals to kill internalized microbes
        
        life span: hours to days
  - - - LYMPHOCYTES
        
        derived : from lymphoid stem cells,
        
        f(x): Essential to specific host immune defenses; antibody production
        
        life span: days to weeks
      - MONOCYTES
        
        derived: from myeloid stem cells
        
        life span: Hours to days
        
        f(x): In tissues, develop into macrophages, which are phagocytic