Mast cells
Macrophages
Fibroblasts
Lymphocytes/Plasma cells
Mast cells – contributes to the homeostasis in the immune system and serve as the first line of defense against the antigens which enter the body as a result of their location in the mucosa and skin.
Macrophages – involved in engulfing, detecting, and destructing pathogens and apoptotic cells
Fibroblasts – involved in the maintenance of the structural framework for several tissues
Lymphocytes/Plasma cells – involved in the production of antibodies. These are the activated B lymphocytes formed when the antigens are associated with these lymphocytes.
The correct option hence is Plasma cells.
Read more NEET questions related to this topic at BYJU’S NEET.
