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The _____ tissue contains the wandering macrophages, or reticuloendothelial cells, in the body.

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circulatory

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lymphatic

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connective

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immune

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Solution

The correct option is C connective
The reticuloendothelial system derives its name for the fact that it represents a network of cells in several tissues that have the function of phagocytosis in common.

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