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Here is a detailed comprehensive mind map of the physiology topic "White Blood Cells":
Central Idea: White Blood Cells (WBCs)
Main Branches:
- Functions
- Types
- Production and Development
- Physiological Roles
- Diseases and Disorders
Sub-Branches:
Functions:
- Phagocytosis
- Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
- Antigen presentation
- Chemotaxis
- Inflammation
Types:
- Neutrophils
- Multilobed nucleus
- Phagocytic function
- Important in bacterial infections
- Lymphocytes
- B cells (antibody production)
- T cells (cell-mediated immunity)
- Natural killer cells (NK cells)
- Monocytes
- Mature into macrophages
- Phagocytic function
- Important in chronic inflammation
- Eosinophils
- Bilobed nucleus
- Involved in parasitic infections and allergic reactions
- Basophils
- Rare type of WBC
- Involved in inflammation and allergic reactions
Production and Development:
- Bone Marrow
- Site of WBC production
- Stem cells differentiate into WBCs
- Stem Cell Differentiation
- Myeloid stem cells → Neutrophils, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils
- Lymphoid stem cells → Lymphocytes
- Growth Factors
- Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)
- Interleukins (ILs)
Physiological Roles:
- Innate Immunity
- First line of defense against infection
- Recognition of pathogens by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)
- Adaptive Immunity
- Specific immune response to antigens
- Involves activation of T cells and B cells
- Inflammation
- Response to tissue damage or infection
- Involves WBC migration and activation
Diseases and Disorders:
- Leukemia
- Cancer of WBCs
- Uncontrolled proliferation of WBCs
- Neutropenia
- Low neutrophil count
- Increased susceptibility to infection
- Lymphoma
- Cancer of lymphoid cells
- Abnormal proliferation of lymphocytes
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Abnormal immune response to self-antigens
- Examples: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus
This mind map provides a comprehensive overview of the physiology of white blood cells, covering their functions, types, production and development, physiological roles, and diseases and disorders related to WBCs.
