Multiple choice

Acute inflammation usually occurs as an immediate response to trauma. It characteristically involves

  1. constriction of arterioles

  2. capillary endothelial cell enlargement

  3. influx of macrophages

  4. influx of mast cells

  5. influx of neutrophils
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Neutrophils are chemotactically attracted to the site of inflammation by C5a and mast cell chemotactic factors such as leukotriene B4.

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