Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. A decreased number of white blood cells in the peripheral bloodstream.
_______2. Increase in the diameter of blood vessels; an initial event in inflammation.
_______3. An increased number of white blood cells in the peripheral bloodstream.
_______4. Considered to be the first phase of phagocytosis; the means by which phagocytic cells are attracted to sites where they are needed.



a. chemotaxis
b. leukocidin
c. leukocytosis
d. leukopenia
e. vasodilation


1. d. leukopenia
2. e. vasodilation
3. c. leukocytosis
4. a. chemotaxis

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