See various pages. 5. identify all blood models with regard to the terms erythrocyte, leukocyte, agranulocyte, granulocyte, and the specific type of cell. The granulocytes include the eosinophil which are high in allergies and helminthic infections and have large pink granules. Basophils carry heparin and histamines and have large blue granules. Neutrophils are the first to scene of infection, are actually microphages and are phagocytic and have small lavender granules.
Monocytes are macrophages with a large horse shoe shaped nucleus and are the largest of all cells.
These are the smallest of all cells and along with the monocytes are the agranulocytes. The granulocytes are named for their reactions to a differential stain called Wright's stain. It stains acid loving particles pink, basic loving particles blue,and those liking neutral stain lavender. Also know the major functions of each type of cell as listed above. See pages 282-284. 6. identify neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes, erythrocytes, on a prepared slide which has been stained with Wright's stain, a differential stain.