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What is diapedesis?

Options

  1. AA kind of amoeboid movement.
  2. BThe process of filtration of urea in kidney.
  3. CA type of locomotion found in Hydra.
  4. DMigration of WBCs into the tissue spaces from blood capillaries.

Correct answer

D. Migration of WBCs into the tissue spaces from blood capillaries.

Step-by-step solution

WBCs can change their shape like Amoeba and are thus, capable of amoeboid movement. This enables them to squeeze out of blood capillaries into the tissues. This process is called diapedesis.

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