The nurse caring for a patient with an infected leg wound realizes that neutrophils and macrophages will arrive to the wound as a part of the natural body response. How would the nurse explain this process to the patient?
1. "Your white blood cells will travel through your lymph system to the wound."
2. "Chemical signals from the injured tissue help guide the white blood cells to where they are needed."
3. "Only the white blood cells already in your system will be able to fight this infection."
4. "The white blood cells attach to red blood cells for transport to the wound."
Answer: 2
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What will be an ideal response?