What Step of Inflammation Is Enhanced by the Presence of Opsonins

question 27

Multiple Choice

What step of inflammation is enhanced by the presence of opsonins?

• A)when foreign matter is contained
• B)when capillaries dilate and become more permeable
• C)the clearance of the infection by phagocytosis
• D)when macrophages engulf debris and foreign matter
• E)when additional leukocytes are recruited to the region

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