Properties of Formed Elements LPM

Erythrocyte

Nucleus shape, cytoplasm and/or granule color, function, prevalence:

none, red no granule, carry O2 and CO2, 42-47%

Neutrophil

Nucleus shape, cytoplasm and/or granule color, function, prevalence:

3-5 lobed, pink, lilac blue granule, phagocytic, fight bacterial infection, 50-70%

Eosinophil

Nucleus shape, cytoplasm and/or granule color, function, prevalence:

bi-lobed, red-organe granule, defense against allergies and parasitic worm infection, 2-4%

Basophil

Nucleus shape, cytoplasm and/or granule color, function, prevalence:

bi-lobed, dark blue granule, enhance inflammation, less than 1%

Lymphocyte

Nucleus shape, cytoplasm and/or granule color, function, prevalence:

spherical, light blue cytoplasm, no granule, attack foreign cells and antigens, make antibodies, 25-40%

Monocyte

Nucleus shape, cytoplasm and/or granule color, function, prevalence:

random, no granules, largest active phagocyte, 3-8%

Platelet

Nucleus shape, cytoplasm and/or granule color, function, prevalence:

none, blue cytoplasm, clotting and hemostasis, less than 1%