The pharmacology instructor is discussing activated complement with the nursing students. What would the instructor tell the students that activated complement stimulates?
A) Opsonization
B) Chemotaxis
C) Agglutination
D) Phagocytosis
B
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Activated complement stimulates chemotaxis (movement of monocytes, neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils toward the antigen) and the release of hydrolytic enzymes; actions that result in the destruction or inactivation of the invading antigen. Opsonization is the coating of the antigen so that it is more readily recognized by phagocytic cells. Agglutination is the clumping of cells. Phagocytosis is the destruction of pathogens or cells.
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