14+ 9. What Type Of Blood Cell Is A Granulocyte Gif. Granulocytes are phagocytes, that is they are able to ingest foreign cells such as bacteria, viruses and other parasites. Blood is composed of the blood cells which accounts for 45 there are five main types of wbcs.:

There are three main classifications of leukocytes:

They are distinguished by the presence of granular cytoplasm, which is stained differently under the light. Red cells the red blood cells contain a pigment called haemoglobin which gives the blood its red colour. Blood is a mixture of two components: The cells that develop granules in the cytoplasm are called granulocytes and those that do not have granules are called agranulocytes.