Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. Fixed or tissue ____________________ are called histiocytes.
_______2. Like mast cells, these cells release histamine and other chemical mediators during type I hypersensitivity reactions.
_______3. Increased numbers of these cells are found in the peripheral blood stream during allergic reactions and helminth infections.
_______4. These cells are also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes, polys, or PMNs.
_______5. These cells are monocytes rather than granulocytes.


a. basophils
b. eosinophils
c. macrophages
d. neutrophils


1. c. macrophages
2. a. basophils
3. b. eosinophils
4. d. neutrophils
5. c. macrophages

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