Circulatory Blood Phils
Lets start by covering the “Phils” or Granular leukocytes why call them granular because they have granules in their cytoplasm. Lets name them they are Granular leukocytes; Neutrophils, Eosinophils and Basophils. The opposite of granular leukocytes are nongranular leukocytes which are also known as lymphocytes and monocytes. Along with these there are two types of connective tissue that make blood cells they are myeloid tissue and lymphatic tissue. In layman’s terms the red bone marrow in the bones is called myeloid tissue and only makes sense that some would be found in the blood stream.
The formation of blood cells is called hemopoesis.
Where is red bone marrow primarily found? In flat bones the most abundant being the sternum, ribs, and hipbones. Red blood cells have a very unique shape and look “caved in” on both sides (being thinner in the center) that the rest of the cell. The primary reason for this is that a mature red blood cell lacks a nucleus and therefore the lack of space needed causes this shape. This is also the reason that red blood cells are not self replicating and must be made in other tissues of the body. The primary functions of the red blood cells are to transport CO2 and O2 throughout the body. This is the supply of oxygen that the cells need to stay alive and the CO2 is the waste products that are are then carried to excretory organs and filtered out fo the blood. Hemoglobin is the cause of the red pigment of red blood cells (RBC).
