While looking at a sample of blood in a microscope, you see a cell that is markedly larger than a red blood cell.
It has a bi-lobed nucleus and is filled with red granules in the cytoplasm.
What type of blood cell is this?
Basophil.
Lymphocyte.
Eosinophil.
Monocyte.
Neutrophil.
The Correct Answer is C
This type of blood cell is a granulocyte that has a bi-lobed nucleus and red granules in the cytoplasm.
Eosinophils are involved in allergic reactions and parasitic infections.
Choice A is wrong because basophils are granulocytes that have a lobed nucleus and dark blue or purple granules in the cytoplasm.
Basophils are involved in inflammatory responses and histamine release.
Choice B is wrong because lymphocytes are agranulocytes that have a large round nucleus and a thin rim of cytoplasm.
Lymphocytes are involved in immune responses and produce antibodies.
Choice D is wrong because monocytes are agranulocytes that have a kidney-shaped nucleus and a pale blue cytoplasm.
Monocytes are involved in phagocytosis and tissue repair.
Choice E is wrong because neutrophils are granulocytes that have a multi-lobed nucleus and pale pink granules in the cytoplasm.
Neutrophils are involved in bacterial infections and inflammation.
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Correct Answer is D
Explanation
Macrophages are the main cells that clear out the cell debris by phagocytosis, a process that involves recognition, engulfment, and degradation of the disposable particles.
Macrophages are professional phagocytes that can be found in various tissues and organs, where they perform efferocytosis, the removal of dead and dying cells.
Choice A is wrong because lymphocytes are not phagocytes, but rather immune cells that mediate adaptive immunity by producing antibodies or killing infected cells.
Choice B is wrong because cytokines are not cells, but rather soluble molecules that regulate inflammation and immunity by acting as signals between cells.
Choice C is wrong because mast cells are not primarily involved in clearing cell debris, but rather in allergic reactions and innate immunity by releasing histamine and other mediators.
Correct Answer is C
Explanation
This sequence ensures that the atria contract before the ventricles and that the ventricles contract from the bottom up.
Choice A is wrong because it reverses the order of the SA node and the AV node. The SA node is the pacemaker of the heart and initiates the cardiac impulses.
Choice B is wrong because it places the Purkinje fibers before the AV node.
The Purkinje fibers are the last part of the conduction system and stimulate the ventricular muscle fibers.
Choice D is wrong because it reverses the order of the entire sequence.
The AV node is not the pacemaker of the heart and does not initiate cardiac impulses.
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