Assertion :WBCs accumulate at the site of wounds by diapedesis. Reason: It is the squeezing of leucocytes from the endothelium.
A
Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
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B
Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
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C
The assertion is true but the reason is false
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D
Both the assertion and reason are false
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Solution
The correct option is B Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion In case of wound, germs are removed by the process of phagocytosis by WBC. WBCs accumulate at the site of wound by diapedesis. It is the squeezing of leucocytes out from the endothelium of capillaries to fight against foreign agents.