The nurse is preparing a presentation on the inflammatory response. While preparing a cartoon picture of lysis, the nurse correctly draws which scenario?
a. An antibody acting through the process of neutralization
b. An individual's arm that is red and swol-len
c. A phagocyte eating an antigen
d. A cell that is originating in the bone mar-row
C
Lysis is the result of phagocytosis. Phagocytes "gobble up" antigens. An antibody acting through the process of neutralization depicts production of an antitoxin. Redness and swelling of the skin surface are general characteristics of inflammation. The picture of the cell originating in the bone marrow is depicting lymphocytic cells, which are a specialized type of WBC that originates in the bone marrow.
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