LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 8WYL
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To determine:

The meaning when a patient is said to have leukopenia.

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Leukocytes help in initiating an immune response and protect the body from pathogens. They contain a nucleus and cellular organelles. They are about 1.5 to 3 times larger in diameter than erythrocytes. They do not have hemoglobin.

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