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Which cell type is known as Kupffer cells in the liver?
Which cell type is known as Kupffer cells in the liver?
- Monocytes
- Granulocytes
- Macrophages (correct)
- Neutrophils
What characterizes granulocytes?
What characterizes granulocytes?
- Are spherical cells (correct)
- Contain few to no cytoplasmic granules
- Are circulating precursor cells
- Are attracted to infected tissues via chemotaxis
Which cell type is referred to as histiocytes in connective tissue?
Which cell type is referred to as histiocytes in connective tissue?
- Monocytes
- Neutrophils
- Granulocytes
- Macrophages (correct)
What is the function of neutrophils during an infection?
What is the function of neutrophils during an infection?
Which type of cell is a circulating precursor that can differentiate into either macrophages or dendritic cells?
Which type of cell is a circulating precursor that can differentiate into either macrophages or dendritic cells?
How do macrophages and neutrophils differ in terms of granules in their cytoplasm?
How do macrophages and neutrophils differ in terms of granules in their cytoplasm?
Which cells are considered the body's fast acting, first line of immunological defense against pathogens that have entered the tissues?
Which cells are considered the body's fast acting, first line of immunological defense against pathogens that have entered the tissues?
What is the process called in which a phagocyte engulfs a particle or cell?
What is the process called in which a phagocyte engulfs a particle or cell?
Which bacterium is mentioned as being resistant to the enzymes involved in the phagocytic killing process?
Which bacterium is mentioned as being resistant to the enzymes involved in the phagocytic killing process?
Which phagocyte is described as amoeboid in nature and most versatile in the body?
Which phagocyte is described as amoeboid in nature and most versatile in the body?
What is the fate of pathogens engulfed by a phagocyte through phagocytosis?
What is the fate of pathogens engulfed by a phagocyte through phagocytosis?
Which cells have evolved to cooperate with lymphocytes as part of the adaptive immune response?
Which cells have evolved to cooperate with lymphocytes as part of the adaptive immune response?
