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The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between Red and White Blood Corpuscles of Man.
Difference # Red Blood Corpuscles – RBCs (Erythrocytes):
1. They are smaller, more numerous and longer-lived cells than the WBCs.
2. RBCs have a fixed form. RBCs of man are circular, biconcave and enucleated.
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3. They occur only in blood vessels.
4. RBCs lose cell organelles (ER, mitochondria, ribosomes, centrioles) during development.
5. They have haemoglobin.
6. RBCs are yellowish when seen red when viewed in bulk.
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7. They form rouleaux.
8. RBCs are alike having no subtypes.
9. They carry O2 and CO2.
10. RBCs are produced by yolk, sac, liver, spleen and bone marrow.
Difference # White Blood Corpuscles:
1. They are larger, fewer, shorter-lived cells than erythrocytes.
2. WBCs are rounded but can change their shape.
3. They can escape from capillaries into the tissues (diapedesis).
4. WBCs retain cell organelles (E.R., mitochondria, ribosomes, centrioles).
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5. They lack haemoglobin.
6. WBCs are colourless.
7. They do not form rouleaux.
8. WBCs are of 5 types: lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophil’s, basophils and neutrophils.
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9. They act as soldiers and scavengers.
10. WBCs are produced by bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils and Peyer’s patches.
