A nursing professor, teaching about cellular response after tissue injury, asks a nursing student about the role of neutrophils. What student response would indicate to the professor that the student understands the information?
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Neutrophils are the last to arrive at the injury site.
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Neutrophils phagocytize bacteria and damaged cells.
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Neutrophils are primarily involved in humoral immunity.
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Neutrophils transform into macrophages after entering the tissue spaces.
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Neutrophils are responsible for phagocytosis of bacteria and damaged cells at the site of injury. They are therefore first to arrive at the site. Lymphocytes, not neutrophils, are responsible for humoral immunity. Monocytes, not neutrophils, transform into macrophages after entering the tissue spaces.
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