Question

They are phagocytic in nature ____________________.

• A. Neutrophil, monocyte and basophil
• B. Neutrophil, monocyte and macrophage
• C. Neutrophil, basophil and macrophage
• D. Acidophil, basophil and lymphocyte

Answer 1

The correct option is B Neutrophil, monocyte and macrophage

• Neutrophils are phagocytes, capable of ingesting microorganisms or particles.
• A macrophage is a type of white blood cell which is a phagocyte. They are scavengers which constantly move around to remove dead cells and foreign bodies such as pathogenic microbes
  
• Phagocytes of humans and other animals are called "professional" or "non-professional" depending on how effective they are at phagocytosis. The professional phagocytes include many types of white blood cells (such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, mast cells, and dendritic cells).
  
• Basophils appear in many specific kinds of inflammatory reactions, particularly those that cause allergic symptoms. Basophils contain anticoagulant heparin, which prevents blood from clotting too quickly. They also contain the vasodilator histamine, which promotes blood flow to tissues.
  
• In the anterior pituitary, the term "acidophil" is used to describe two different types of cells: somatotrophs, which generate somatotropin (also known as growth hormone; a protein hormone). mammotrophs, which generate prolactin (a protein hormone).
  

So, the correct answer is 'Neutrophil, monocyte and macrophage'.