In the inflammatory response, clotting proteins form a clot. This action

A. phagocytizes microbes.
B. produces edema.
C. walls off foreign particles and microbes.
D. stimulates pain receptors.
E. increases the permeability of blood vessels.


C

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What will be an ideal response?

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