Question

What is the difference between a leukocyte and a lymphocyte?

Answer 1

Hint: Both leukocyte and lymphocyte are the components of the human blood which is a connective tissue of the body. They help in maintaining the immune system of the body and also help in transportation, protection, and regulation.

Complete answer:
The difference between a leukocyte and a lymphocyte are as follows:

Leukocyte	Lymphocyte
They are produced by the myeloid stem cells.	They are produced by the lymphoid stem cells.
Their main function is to maintain the innate immunity of the humans.	They help in maintaining the adaptive immunity of the humans towards various infections.
They are white blood cells.	They are colorless.
They are a part of the immune system and protect the body from infection.	They are the part of the lymphatic system of the body and are found in the bone marrow.
They are generally of five types: basophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, monocytes, and neutrophils.	They are generally of two types: T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes.
They are both granulocytes (where granules are present in their cytoplasm), and agranulocytes.	They are simply agranulocytes
They protect the body from various diseases in different ways.	They generally protect the body from certain viruses.

-Leukocytes are present in the blood of an organism and help in killing the foreign particle or parasites when they enter the body.
-Leukocytes can be created with the help of various vitamins that include vitamins A, and C. The food sources of vitamin A are spinach, carrots, milk, cheese, and eggs while for vitamin C it is romantic, broccoli, grapefruit, potato, orange, etc.
-Amino acids help lymphocytes to function properly as their important constituent and can be consumed from foods like meat, beef, fish, pork, dairy products, etc.
-To increase the functioning of lymphocytes green tea can be consumed which contains a large number of catechins.

Note:
The term leukocyte was first derived from the Greek word leukos, meaning white, and kytos, meaning cell. The name was given due to its function and the name indicates its relation to immunity. It is found that the leukocytes are the white blood cells while the lymphocytes are a type of leukocyte. Thus, all lymphocytes are leukocytes but all leukocytes are not lymphocytes.