Which One of the Following Comparisons Between Neutrophils and Macrophages

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following comparisons between neutrophils and macrophages is true?

• A)Neutrophils that enter inflammatory sites can survive for days, but macrophages are very short lived and only survive for hours.
• B)Both neutrophils and macrophages are phagocytic and can kill internalized microbes.
• C)Neutrophils proliferate at inflammatory sites, but macrophages are terminally differentiated and cannot proliferate.
• D)Neutrophils, but not macrophages, express the high-affinity FcƴRI receptor, which recognizes specific opsonins bound to microbes and facilitates phagocytosis.
• E)Both neutrophils and macrophages contain abundant cytoplasmic granules containing lysozyme, collagenase, and elastase.

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