Multiple choice

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils attack bacteria

  1. by phagocytosis

  2. exclusively by oxygen-dependent mechanisms

  3. exclusively by oxygen-independent mechanisms

  4. by secreting complement

  5. by secreting interferon
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Explanation

The ability to ingest bacteria and killing them is a major feature of these professional phagocytic cells. Loss of neutrophils renders the host very susceptible to overwhelming infection.

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