KROK 1 2016 – Question 101 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology

Cellular composition of exudate largely depends on the etiological factor of inflammation. What leukocytes are the first to be involved in the focus of inflammation caused by pyogenic bacteria?

  1. A. Neutrophil granulocytes
  2. B. Basophils
  3. C. Myelocytes
  4. D. Monocytes
  5. E. Eosinophilic granulocytes
Hint

Think about the time sequence of leukocyte emigration in acute inflammation and which cell type the chemotactic signals of pus-forming bacteria attract first.

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