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Disorders of the white blood cells and lymphoid tissue include PHYSIOLOGY REVIEW
infectious mononucleosis, the leukemias, multiple myeloma,
and malignant lymphomas (Hodgkin’s disease and non- White Blood Cells
Hodgkin’s lymphoma). A review of the physiology of white White blood cells (WBCs), also called leukocytes, are a part
blood cells and lymphoid tissues precedes discussion of the of the body’s defense against microorganisms. On average,
diseases. there are 5,000 to 10,000 WBCs per cubic millimeter of blood,