Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134478753
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 14RQ
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To determine:

The type of WBCs that provide the body with nonspecific defenses.

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White blood cells or WBCs are the constituents of the blood that has many functions such as protection of the body from foreign bodies, transport of components. They are obtained from pluripotent cells of the bone marrow, and are of five different types namely; neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes and lymphocytes.

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