Which statement about agranulocytes is true?

Which statement about agranulocytes is true?

• A. Lymphocytes are the least numerous
• B. Monocytes are the least numerous
• C. Basophils are agranulocytes
• D. Eosinophils are agranulocytes

Answer: (B)

Agranulocytes are white blood cells without visible cytoplasmic granules, with the two main types being lymphocytes and monocytes. Among these two, lymphocytes are typically more numerous, so monocytes are the least numerous within the agranulocyte group. Basophils and eosinophils, by contrast, contain visible granules and are classified as granulocytes, not agranulocytes. That combination makes the statement about monocytes being the least numerous the true one.

Agranulocytes are white blood cells without visible cytoplasmic granules, with the two main types being lymphocytes and monocytes. Among these two, lymphocytes are typically more numerous, so monocytes are the least numerous within the agranulocyte group. Basophils and eosinophils, by contrast, contain visible granules and are classified as granulocytes, not agranulocytes. That combination makes the statement about monocytes being the least numerous the true one.