PATHOLOGY MCQ
INFLAMMATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Congestion
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Leakage
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Phagocytosis
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Neutrophils comprise 50% to 70% of circulating leukocytes and represent the body’s initial line of defense. They are involved in the acute inflammatory response to bacterial infection and removal of the bacteria by phagocytosis. They are also the most numerous cells to arrive at the site of injury or infection.
Detailed explanation-2: -This process is called phagocytosis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Leukocytes cross the endothelial vessel wall in a process called transendothelial migration (TEM). The purpose of leukocyte TEM is to clear the causing agents of inflammation in underlying tissues, for example, bacteria and viruses.
Detailed explanation-4: -Neutrophil subpopulations in inflammation Neutrophils are the first cell type recruited to sites of inflammation.