NEET2012ZoologyBody Fluids and CirculationActual
The most active phagocytic white blood cells are
Options
- Aneutrophils and eosinophils
- Blymphocytes and macrophages
- Ceosinophils and lymphocytes
- Dneutrophils and monocytes
Correct answer
D. neutrophils and monocytes
Step-by-step solution
Neutrophils are most abundant granulecytes which engulf microbes by phagocytosis. These have 2-7 lobulated nucleus and do not stain any basic or acidic dye monocytes are large sized leucocytes, which are highly motile and phagocytic in nature.